Eating butter and lard may fuel tumor growth, study warns
“You are what you eat” isn’t just a saying—it’s increasingly becoming a medical truth. A groundbreaking new study has uncovered compelling evidence that certain types of dietary fat—not just body fat—may play a critical role in cancer development among people with obesity.
In a decade-long investigation, researchers discovered that the source of fat in the diet, rather than the amount of fat stored in the body, has a significant influence on tumor growth. The study, recently published in Nature Metabolism, reveals that animal-based fats such as lard, beef tallow, and butter actively weaken the immune system’s ability to fight cancer in obese individuals.
Obesity is already known to raise the risk for at least 13 major types of cancer, including those affecting the breast, colon, and...










