/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Lard is healthier than butter and vegetable oil. Fight me faggots.
>No trans fat
>More monosaturated fat than butter (oleic acid, which decreases hard disease and lowers cholesterol; and palmitoleic acid, which helps with insulin sensitivity, cholesterol, and hemostasis)
>It's got a polyunsaturated fat--linoleic acid--which again, reduces cholesterol, fights insulin sensitivity, and blood pressure
>Double the omega 3s of butter (Most people in the west are deficient in this)
>Less saturated fat than butter, BUT saturated fat is actually inversely correlated with heart disease (French Paradox)
>Heathier than soy (vegetable) oil;, shortening
>Infact it's healthier than a lot of frying oils
>Lactose intolerant people can eat it
>As lard consumption declined, heart problems increased
Oh, and it makes everything fucking delicious.