In the past, because of the poor living conditions, there were not so many varieties and brands of edible vegetable oil to choose from, so most families ate refined lard by themselves.

In fact, lard has many benefits. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, lard is sweet and slightly cold, which can benefit the stomach, promote diuresis, promote blood circulation and disperse blood.

However, the saturated fatty acid content of lard is really high. Eating too much now and lack of exercise may lead to overnutrition, and accumulating saturated fatty acids to synthesize cholesterol is not good for your health.

Eating too much lard is not good, but it doesn't mean that you can't eat it, but you should eat it healthily:

Firstly, we should control the consumption of lard, and secondly, we should change the types of lard. You can eat some lard today, and you can eat vegetable oil or mix it tomorrow. This helps to absorb different nutrients. Finally, we should pay attention to cooking methods, use more boiling and stewing, and use less frying and baking. When cooking, pay attention to cold oil in the hot pot. If you wait for the oil to smoke before putting food, it is easy to produce harmful substances.

In fact, I think there is another reason why lard is rarely used in cooking now. Now many people can't refine lard. There are many kinds of vegetable oil to choose from in the supermarket, but lard can't be bought off the shelf.