Ben Kaufman wrote this on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:00:27 -0500. My reply is
below.
> Hydrogenation turns healthy unsaturated, cis-fats into unhealthy saturated
> trans-fats and it is possible that lard could be healthier. However, in
> general, the naturally unsaturated oils are healthier to use than animal
> fats and some of these oils, such as olive have particular benefits.
It's kind of hard to make pie crust with olive oil, though.
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> trans-fats and it is possible that lard could be healthier. However, in
> general, the naturally unsaturated oils are healthier to use than animal
> fats and some of these oils, such as olive have particular benefits.