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[–] ryannathans@lemmy.fmhy.net 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah but which fats? They vary wildly in toxicity and function

[–] evanuggetpi@lemmy.nz 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Indeed. And eating bacon is not the same as eating avocado.

[–] ryannathans@lemmy.fmhy.net 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yep, even olive oil can behave undesirably in the presence of heat, unless mixed with a small amount of butter. It's these intricacies that ruin all studies that just look at "fat" consumption

[–] TigrisMorte@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Rendered long pig fat is the best.