Are beef tallow fries any healthier? These nutritionists say don't kid yourself

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https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/14/nx-s1-5326555/rfk-beef-tallow-fries-seed-oils

Kennedy has inspired Steak n' Shake to switch back to tallow — which is rendered beef fat — for cooking its fries. The cooking fat was phased out from fast food chains about 35 years ago when heart-attack survivor Phil Sokolof launched a campaign against saturated fat.

Steak n' Shake described the change as "RFK'ing" its fries, and Kennedy wants more restaurants to follow its lead, arguing that seed oils are fueling the obesity epidemic.

"We are poisoning ourselves. And it's coming principally from these ultra processed foods," Kennedy told Hannity, going on to cite statistics about America's sky-high levels of chronic disease.

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He notes that beef tallow and other saturated fats like butter can lead to clogged arteries and high cholesterol, a risk factor for heart disease and stroke. And while seed oils are ingredients in many highly processed foods, like potato chips and frozen dinners, they're not why these foods are unhealthy, he adds.