Before 1900, the principal fats that people in Western nations used for cooking and eating were butter and lard. Today, we get some 30% of all our calories as vegetable oils. How did we come to consume so many calories in the form of vegetable oils and why did we start eating them in the first place?
Speaker:
Nina Teicholz, M.Phil.
Science Journalist, Author, Speaker, Researcher
Twitter: @bigfatsuprise
Instagram: @ninateicholz
