The new 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans issued by the USDA/HHS features red meat and beef tallow quite prominently ...

Beef tallow is an edible fat found underneath the skin and near the organs of a ruminant animal—typically a cow—“making up about 5-6% of the animal's total weight,” says Violeta Morris, a dietitian in ...

Once a staple in American cooking, this fat is making a comeback.

Beef tallow has vitamins D, E and choline, but its high saturated fat may raise heart disease risk. Seed oils contain heart-healthy unsaturated fats, but excess intake of omega-6s compared to omega-3s ...

They may be back in food fashion, but are they as healthy as proponents say?

Tallow is animal fat that has been rendered. Rendering is a cooking process that involves melting and straining fat, resulting in a pure, shelf-stable product. Tallow can be derived from several ...

Few foods have had such an explosive impact as has beef tallow. Though it has been around for over a century and was probably a staple in pot roasts and other savory dishes in the kitchens of your ...

The new guidelines spearheaded by RFK Jr. go so far as to promote beef tallow despite risks caused by saturated fats.

Here are the pros and cons.

Few foods have had such an explosive impact as has beef tallow. Though it has been around for over a century and was probably a staple in pot roasts and other savory dishes in the kitchens of your ...

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