As we’ve already explained, all foods are
a complex blend of nutrients—and meat is no
exception. Don’t fall into the trap of food
reductionism: “I don’t eat red meat because
it’s saturated fat.” In fact, animal products
like tallow (beef fat) and lard (pig fat)
probably contain a smaller percentage of
saturated fat than you may have imagined—
less than 50 percent. Even butter, which is
often considered synonymous with “saturated
fat,” is less than two-thirds SFA! (The rest of
butter is almost entirely heart-healthy
monounsaturated fat, by the way.)
We like butter.
So should you.
But we digress. Point is, let’s not unfairly
oversimplify our fat sources—even animal
fats.
Sat-Fat Myth #3: Saturated fat is artery-
clogging.