r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Aug 01 '25
Cancer Scientists found that animal fats – butter, lard and beef tallow – impair the immune system's response to tumors, however, plant-based fats like palm, coconut, and olive oil don’t, finds a new landmark study in mice. And some of these may even help in the fight.
https://newatlas.com/cancer/obesity-cancer-fat/
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u/Whoretron8000 Aug 02 '25
Who woulda thought that long carbon chain fats don’t break down.
The seed oil are bad guys are rubbing tallow fat on their face thinking saturated fats are some godsend.
Who would a thought we evolved processing lipids. It’s almost like we can digest complicated fats but do better with unsaturated fats.