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I always wondered about this as a kid in school, when they talked about 'the food pyramid' and that nonsense. It's not like when you eat animal fat, it slides o
by tumult 16y ago
I always wondered about this as a kid in school, when they talked about 'the food pyramid' and that nonsense. It's not like when you eat animal fat, it slides out of your digestive tract unchanged into your own tissue. It has to be broken down and digested and turned into something else. At the time, I remember thinking it would have been like assuming you could eat someone else's brains and gain their knowledge.
But I was just a kid and they were the grownups, so I didn't say anything and believed what they were telling me.
(Nothing, literally nothing, I learned in school outside of how to read, write, and perform simple arithmetic has been correct or useful in my life.)
- malkia 16y agoDomesticated animals have more fat than wild animals. Maybe wild animals are better for us, than domesticated.
- Kutta 16y agoNot really; pigs in particular have been bred to contain much, much less fat and more muscle than what is typical in wild boars and ancient pig breeds. The relatively rare mangalitsa hog is a perfect example of a fatty breed. Although I note that this preference of lean pigs started only in the 20th century with the anti-fat craze and the advent of vegetable oil production.