Allan, so this means I can go back to eating beef tallow sandwiches with impunity?
On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 12:37 AM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The whole debacle that was the crusade to get McDonald's to switch from > beef tallow to vegetable oil was led by a wealthy activist named Phil > Sokolof who had no qualifications or training in medicine or > nutrition. He had survived a heart attack and became convinced that > cholesterol was a great evil that needed to be removed from the food > chain. He started running full-page ads in major markets attacking > McDonald's and their french fries. > > In what has to be one of the greatest ironies/tragedies in the history > of pop nutrition, McDonalds eventually caved, and started using a blend > of hydrogenated vegetable oils to cook the fries. You may remember that > the tables and door handles at McDonald's all started to become "sticky" > around that time, because the hydrogenated fry oil particles in the air > become a sort of a tacky plastic when they settle on surfaces and > oxidize. Imagine that circulating in your arteries. > > The french fries became cholesterol-free but they were now loaded with > trans-fats. And the public was convinced that they were now *healthier* > fries, so they ate more of them and that's also right around the time > that the huge "super size" portions started. > > Allan > > > Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > > > My doctor buddy the other day was telling me about some study that > > when people where fed French fries cooked in beef tallow they ate way > > less than fries cooked in veg oil. Something about the body telling > > you that you are full on the beef but it takes much longer to get the > > response from the veg oil. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
