What Happened to Lard?

Posted on May 25, 2012 | 5 Comments

Lard? Wut choo talkin’ ’bout, Willis?

Lard may be making a come-back. An NPR article reviews its fall from grace, with mention of Crisco, Upton Sinclair, and Procter and Gamble.

Steve Parker, M.D.

h/t Laura Dolson

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5 responses to “What Happened to Lard?”

  1. Jim's avatar Jim | May 26, 2012 at 5:18 am |

    I recently found a source of of lard from a Mennonite slaughter house in rural Kentucky. I had forgotten how good food could taste until I started using it! A seven pound bucket cost less than $5.00.

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  3. Emily Deans MD's avatar Emily Deans MD | May 27, 2012 at 7:04 am |

    Since lard (and I would say it should be carefully sourced, not those industrial bricks from the store) is the closest available fat to human body fat, it might be the healthiest fat to eat! There are those new intriguing studies on mixing olive oil and butter for the best ratios… aren’t you kind of making lard then? Oh, Crisco… http://www.crisco.com/About_Crisco/History.aspx

    • Steve Parker, M.D.'s avatar Steve Parker, M.D. | May 29, 2012 at 8:36 am |

      Hey, Emily. Good to hear from you. I guess we should be cognizant of potential fat-soluble toxins in lard. Six months ago there was a prominent Internet meme about all the toxins released when we burn up our fat stores in a weight-loss program. Who monitors these things?

      (Dear Reader: please visit Dr. Deans’ Evolutionary Psychiatry blog at Psychology Today online magazine. Highly recommended.)

      -Steve