fatworks
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@Fatworks
Helping change Fattitudes one delicious Pasture Raised jar of fat at a time. Praise the Lard!
The whole thing now feels like a setup. The producer of a show in Australia called Science Versus reached out to explore the "internet trend" of calling seed oils unhealthy. She heavily edited our 2.5 hour conversation to present me as a self-experimenter fanatic, not a Cornell-trained biochemist-turned MD who has dedicated years of my life to understanding human nutrition. She sneakily failed to send me any of the articles she (clearly planned to) quiz me about ahead of time so I couldn’t possibly explain how they were flawed. And when I said I wish you'd sent them, she says to me "I would have thought you'd have these memorized." Right. Of course, that was cut from what made it on air. She also cut the part where I explained that I’ve gained my perspective largely by reading technical journals that discuss a key health topic that, unfortunately, few doctors have the biochemistry training to understand: oxidative stress. I recommended she do some more digging and discuss seed oil toxicity with a couple of toxicologists and gave her names including Dr Martin Grootveld --one of the most well-respected oil experts— to further discuss oxidative stress. But we don't hear from oil experts. We do hear from the authors of the journals she blindsided me with. What do you think? Am I just being defensive because she ends up siding with the guy who calls me crazy and that everything I'm saying is "crapola"? Do you think seed oils actually are healthy, like she says at the end, it's just that they are added to junk foods so that they look bad? Or could they actually be the worst junk in our junk food? gimletmedia.com/shows/science-…
There are 7 main benefits we will cover in this thread: 1. Nutrient Density 2. Fat Soluble Vitamins 3. Aides in Ketosis 4. Free of Allergens 5. Dairy-Free 6. High Smoke Point 7. Nose-To-Tail BONUS: How to source your tallow.
@ChefGruel Do you use seed oils to fry in your restaurants? I know it would be a huge expense to fill a fry with a healthy oil….but I’ve always wondered what a restaurant can do if they want to serve fried foods. (Used to work in restaurants and know the size of those things.)
