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🥩 Hello Meatlings,
Nothing is more irritating than doing my best to purchase high-quality foods only to discover that they were not what they appeared to be. Check these out and learn from my mistakes:
Even in their pasture-raised variety, Vital Farms Eggs contain more omega-6 fatty acids than Eden Eggs. This is because Vital Farms supplements their hens' diets with corn and soy, which are high in omega-6.
Also, think that the dark egg yolk is from pastured eggs?
Think again, they add marigold to their diets instead.
Vital Farms includes marigold in their hen feed to achieve a deeper orange yolk color in their pasture-raised eggs.
This practice is intended to appeal to consumers who associate darker yolks with higher quality and nutritional value. While marigold provides natural antioxidants and may contribute to overall hen health, the primary purpose is to enhance the visual appeal of the eggs.
Seed Oils in Milk: Nearly all milk in the US is sold with synthetic vitamin “packs” added. Vitamin D3 was added to milk to combat rickets in the 1930s. Since then, we wrapped our heads around the fact that sunlight exposure produces about 90% of the body’s D3, yet the synthetic vitamins remain.
Vitamin fortification is only mandated in lower-fat milks, which have less of the fat-soluble vitamins that make milk so nutritious. Yet, for some reason, most companies also fortify their whole milks. As these vitamins are fat-soluble, they are almost always dissolved in some seed oil and other nasty stabilizers to improve texture and absorption.
If you want cleaner milk, buy organic and whole milk/non-reduced fat.
✌🏻and ribeyes,
Miranda Ebner MS, LN and The Yes2Meat Team
‼️ Call to Action
Please Comment- Public Commenting now open! Tell the FDA: “Healthy” Doesn’t Mean Low in Saturated Fat or Sodium. Here is the link to comment.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stands to finalize implementing a rule that defines which packaged foods can feature a “healthy” food label. Please submit a public comment! The deadline is May 16th.
The new rule would allow a “healthy” label on foods low in sugar, sodium, and saturated fat. Two of these—saturated fat and sodium—are not evidence-based and will likely cause harm to human health.
For Your Comments:
On saturated fats:
Rigorous scientific reviews based on clinical trial data reveal no effect of saturated fat on cardiovascular or total mortality. A “State-of-the-Art” Journal of the American College of Cardiology review, whose authors include top nutrition experts, found “no robust evidence that current population-wide arbitrary upper limits on saturated fat consumption in the United States will prevent CVD or reduce mortality.”
JACC State-Of-The-Art Review: Saturated Fats and Health: A Reassessment and Proposal for Food-Based Recommendations: JACC State-of-the-Art Review
Astrup A, Magkos F, Bier D, et al. Saturated Fats and Health: A Reassessment and Proposal for Food-Based Recommendations. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Aug, 76 (7) 844–857.
In all, nearly two dozen systematic reviews and meta-analyses by independent teams of scientists worldwide have concluded that 1) saturated fats have no effect on cardiovascular or total mortality, and 2) saturated fats have little to no effect on cardiovascular events. Further, higher saturated fat intake is associated with a lower risk of stroke. A link to all these reviews is here.
In addition, most of these reviews are listed in this paper I wrote, which reviews the history of the flawed hypothesis that saturated fats cause heart disease:
Teicholz, Nina. A short history of saturated fat: the making and unmaking of a scientific consensus. Current Opinion in Endocrinology & Diabetes and Obesity 30(1):p 65-71, February 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/MED.0000000000000791
Finally, the following paper reviews the deeply flawed history of the scientific reviews on saturated fats prepared for the US Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Among other things, the paper (whose authors include former members of previous Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committees) reveals that the US Department of Agriculture’s review on saturated fats in 2020 misrepresented its findings. Some 88% of the papers reviewed did not find a link between saturated fats and heart disease, yet the review concluded that the evidence against these fats was “strong.”
Dietary Saturated Fats and Health: Are the U.S. Guidelines Evidence-Based?
Astrup, A.; Teicholz, N.; Magkos, F.; Bier, D.M.; Brenna, J.T.; King, J.C.; Mente, A.; Ordovas, J.M.; Volek, J.S.; Yusuf, S.; Krauss, R.M. Dietary Saturated Fats and Health: Are the U.S. Guidelines Evidence-Based? Nutrients 2021, 13, 3305. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13103305
On sodium:
The FDA rule would cap sodium at 0.23 grams per serving for most products. However, population-wide sodium reductions are unnecessary and can increase adverse health outcomes.
Several extensive studies, including one in The Lancet, found that mortality risk increases with low sodium intake.
Mente, A., O’Donnell, M., Rangarajan, S., Dagenais, G., Lear, S., McQueen, M., Diaz, R., Avezum, A., Lopez-Jaramillo, P., Lanas, F., Li, W., Lu, Y., Yi, S., Rensheng, L., Iqbal, R., Mony, P., Yusuf, R., Yusoff, K., Szuba, A., … Yusuf, S. (2016). Associations of urinary sodium excretion with cardiovascular events in individuals with and without hypertension: a pooled analysis of data from four studies. In The Lancet (Vol. 388, Issue 10043, pp. 465–475). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(16)30467-6
Lelli, D., Antonelli-Incalzi, R., Bandinelli, S., Ferrucci, L., & Pedone, C. (2018). Association Between Sodium Excretion and Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in the Elderly: A Cohort Study. In Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (Vol. 19, Issue 3, pp. 229–234). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2017.09.004
Graudal, N., Jürgens, G., Baslund, B., & Alderman, M. H. (2014). Compared With Usual Sodium Intake, Low- and Excessive-Sodium Diets Are Associated With Increased Mortality: A Meta-Analysis. In American Journal of Hypertension (Vol. 27, Issue 9, pp. 1129–1137). Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpu028
Stolarz-Skrzypek, K. (2011). Fatal and Nonfatal Outcomes, Incidence of Hypertension, and Blood Pressure Changes in Relation to Urinary Sodium Excretion. In JAMA (Vol. 305, Issue 17, p. 1777). American Medical Association (AMA). https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2...
A 2017 technical report of the World Heart Federation, the European Society of Hypertension, and the European Public Health Association found “inconsistent evidence for further reductions below a moderate intake range (3-5 g/day),” notably above the 2.3-gram daily cap in the U.S. Dietary Guidelines.
Mancia, G., Oparil, S., Whelton, P. K., McKee, M., Dominiczak, A., Luft, F. C., AlHabib, K., Lanas, F., Damasceno, A., Prabhakaran, D., La Torre, G., Weber, M., O’Donnell, M., Smith, S. C., & Narula, J. (2017). The technical report on sodium intake and cardiovascular disease in low- and middle-income countries by the joint working group of the World Heart Federation, the European Society of Hypertension and the European Public Health Association. In European Heart Journal (p. ehw549). Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/eurhea...
Finally, the Editors of The Lancet wrote in 2016: “There is no argument other than “excessive salt in the diet raises blood pressure”, and that strategies to reduce salt in individuals with hypertension prevent the cardiovascular consequences of the disease. However, the corollary that reducing sodium intake across populations will be beneficial to all, has been challenged with the assertion that doing so might indeed be harmful.”
O’Brien, E. (2016). Salt—too much or too little? In The Lancet (Vol. 388, Issue 10043, pp. 439–440). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-...(16)30510-4
The bottom line is that assigning a “healthy” food label to unhealthy foods will almost certainly harm human health. Please submit your comment today! The comment period ends May 16th.
You can read the FDA rule here.
--Nina Teicholz, Ph.D., Founder of the Nutrition Coalition
📰 News & 🔬 Research
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They have culinary edition bison tallow (which I have in my cabinet right now) as well as this
This FEMUR Creamer is a unique and incredible product (I’m grabbing one myself as I type this):
Femur Creamer: Pure Bone Power for Your Coffee, Meals & More
Meet Femur Creamer—a nutrient-rich, one-ingredient collagen creamer from 100% grass-fed bison bones.
Utilizing a patented freeze-dried process to lock in nutrition, it's packed with collagen, gelatin, and bone marrow goodness.
Not Just a Coffee Creamer
Sure, it’s great in coffee—but that’s just the start:
In Drinks: Mix into tea or warm water for instant bone broth.
On Food: Sprinkle over steak, rice, or veggies for flavor and nutrition.
DIY Jello: Blend with water, chill, and enjoy clean, nutrient-dense jello.
Why It Stands Out
One Pure Ingredient: No fillers, just collagen, gelatin, and marrow.
Patent-Pending Process: Freeze-dried to keep nutrients intact.
Fits Your Diet: Paleo, keto, dairy-free, and animal-based approved.
Sustainable: Sourced from U.S. grass-fed, grass-finished bison.
How to Use
Stir into coffee or tea for a creamy boost.
Mix with hot water for bone broth.
Sprinkle on meals for added depth.
Make jello with just water and a fridge.
Ancient nourishment, modern simplicity.
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In this episode, he also discussed:
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