burgers are unhealthy, but it’s not fair to
blame the saturated fat content. We’ve
already mentioned some of the toxic
tagalongs in the fat found in industrially-
produced meat, seafood, and eggs. That’s not
the fault of saturated fat—that’s a direct result
of how the animals were raised and the food
they were fed. (You don’t find the same
unhealthy hitchhikers in grass-fed, organic
burgers.) Furthermore, the industrial seed oils
in which those fast-food burgers are fried
contribute in a significant way to their
unhealthiness.
So, yes, those fast-food burgers aren’t
very healthy, and it is because of the fat. But
don’t blame the saturated fat—blame the
manner in which the meat was sourced and
prepared. (And the gluten in the bun, and the
high-fructose corn syrup in the condiments,
and the monster dose of added sodium.)
Sat-Fat Myth #2: Meat = saturated fat.