Can lard be regularly eaten as the BBC’s eighth healthiest food?

The BBC, a leading British broadcaster, has published a list of the 100 healthiest foods in the world.

The BBC says that while no single food can fully meet the nutritional needs of the human body, people can choose the right combinations of foods to meet their nutritional needs. To this end, the scientists analyzed thousands of foods and gave each a score. The higher the score, the more likely it was that the food, when combined with other foods, would meet the body’s nutritional needs without exceeding them.

The top 10 foods are:

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1. Almonds (579 kcal per 100 g), nutrition score: 97.
2. Cherimoya (75 kcal per 100 g), nutrition score: 96.
3. Sea bass (79 kcal / 100 g), nutrition score: 89.
4. Flounder (70 kcal / 100 g), nutrition score: 88.
5. Chia seeds (486 kcal per 100 g), nutrition score: 85.
6. Pumpkin seeds (containing 559 kilocalorie calories per 100 grams), nutrition score: 84.
7. Swiss chard (19 kcal / 100 g), Nutrition Score: 78

Lard (632 kilocalories per 100 grams), nutrition score: 73.

9. Beet leaves (22 kcal per 100 g), nutrition score: 70.
10. Snapper (100 kcal / 100 g), nutrition Score: 69.

Among them, the most attention is listed as the eighth lard. The BBC’s argument: lard is a good source of B vitamins and minerals, and pigs are more unsaturated and healthier than sheep and cattle.

So, to this matter, How does Kang Shu see?

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Uncle Kang commented: Just as the harm of lard should not be amplified, the so-called benefits of lard should also not be exaggerated.

Yes, lard contains a certain amount of nutrients you need, such as B vitamins, some minerals and monounsaturated fats. But it also contains a number of health hazards, especially saturated fats, that are independent risk factors for cardiovascular attacks.

In fact, lard supplementation with B vitamins and minerals is not necessary at all, since supplementation with these beneficial nutrients may also result in a high intake of saturated fatty acids, which may not be worth the cost.

There are safer and more effective ways to take B vitamins and minerals, such as eating lean meat (such as pork loin) in moderation, rather than lard supplements. Just because pigs are more unsaturated than sheep and cattle does not mean lard is “healthier”. It is simply not as bad as people think, and its nutritional value is not “healthy” or “good to eat”.