"Lard" has always been given the meaning of health in the past, and at that time, the elderly ate lard every day, and it was not necessarily like today's people suffering from cardiovascular disease. But if there is less and less lard on the market, it is almost out of people's field of vision, and it is even branded as an accomplice of "endangering health", thinking that eating lard has no benefit at all, what is the truth?
On the good and bad of lard:
Let's take a look at the benefits of lard first, that is to say, this may be the biggest benefit of eating lard, that is, even if time flies, what is still indelible is the mellow taste of lard, compared with vegetable oil, the flavoring effect of lard is incomparable.
One of the things that is often said by the elders is that even the most ordinary vegetables, such as fried greens, with a little lard, can become extremely attractive, and the typical lard residue and lard residue pancake are good examples.
So, if you want to talk about the benefits of lard, then its biggest highlight is its deliciousness. On the contrary, when it comes to the disadvantages of lard.
Derived from the abundance of saturated fatty acids in lard, a large number of studies have proved that in the exploration of saturated fatty acids and cardiovascular health, it has been found that long-term intake of a diet high in saturated fatty acids will increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Another study has found that people who like to consume high saturated fatty acids are closely related to the occurrence of coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia and other diseases.
Especially in modern life, the material life has become better, and people's life expectancy has been extended, but everyone is facing a high incidence of cardiovascular diseases. According to the survey data displayed by the National Cardiovascular Center, the number of cardiovascular diseases in mainland China has reached 330 million, and the high incidence of this disease is mostly related to people's bad lifestyle habits.
When the body consumes a large amount of fat, it will not only increase the metabolic burden of the body, but also may accumulate an unlimited amount in the body, increasing the risk of obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and other diseases.
For this reason, for people who already have blood lipid problems, it is necessary to limit saturated fatty acids, and it is best not to eat lard, which is a food high in saturated fatty acids. What if you are really hungry?
It is recommended that everyone control the intake of saturated fatty acids on the day, that is, according to the recommendations in the latest version of the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents", the intake of saturated fatty acids should not exceed 10% of the total daily calories.
In addition, in daily oil, as well as ordinary cooking, it is recommended that you mainly take vegetable oil, vegetable oil has low saturated fatty acid content, and also contains some unsaturated fatty acids, moderate consumption can reduce the body's metabolic burden.
In a variety of vegetable oils, such as peanut oil, corn oil, soybean oil, etc., can be eaten in different types, and the nutrition is diverse.