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In reply to the discussion: List of restaurants switching to beef tallow for fries: RFK Jr. says it's healthier, is it? [View all]keep_left
(3,213 posts)13. There isn't much evidence for beef fat. Lots of T2D in my family...
...so I asked a cardiologist and a certified diabetes educator--and got the same answer from both. Apparently if you're on a very carb-restricted diet (Atkins, keto, etc.) and you're eating only grass-fed beef and beef fat, those are looking (at the moment) to not be quite as bad as we originally thought. However, those foods should still make up a minority of one's caloric intake each day, particularly if one suffers from T2D.
Keep in mind a lot of this "seed oil = evil" garbage is being pushed by the alt-right and other extremists for some inscrutable reason. The same idiots also love their coconut oil, ghee, and other saturated fats, none of which are recommended for anyone, ever.
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List of restaurants switching to beef tallow for fries: RFK Jr. says it's healthier, is it? [View all]
Zorro
Mar 2025
OP
McDonalds changed a long time ago when I was working there in college (from beef tallow)
JT45242
Mar 2025
#2
Umm, here is the ingredients for both, taken from their respective McDonald's websites:
W_HAMILTON
Mar 2025
#40
I remember hearing that Julia Child was a fan of McDonald's beef tallow French fries
Polybius
Mar 2025
#11
Okay, I deal with enough patients to know I have to translate: T2D refers to type-2 diabetes,
hlthe2b
Mar 2025
#22
It's like these assholes sit around and intentionally try to come up with the absolute worst answer to every question.
Initech
Mar 2025
#8
Notice they call beef fat "tallow" to sane-wash it. There is a food fad against "seed oils"
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2025
#9
If the idiot fool of the Kennedy family (everyoone has one_ has his way
TexLaProgressive
Mar 2025
#59
This is the same guy who claimed vaccines caused autism without evidence so why should we listen to him?
yellowcanine
Mar 2025
#36