Producing millions of gallons of oil each year , the industry was widely seen as unassailable , with advocates scoffing at would-be illumination substitutes like lard oil and camphene .
A new study , it was claimed , had found that a typical chinese takeaway meal could contain the equivalent of a wine glass full of lard a pretty disgusting thought , most people would agree .
They looked at me and they saw a mountain of lard .
他们看到我就好像看到一座猪油山。
In this study , researchers fed rats a high-fat diet composed of 10 percent lard for three consecutive days . This increased their daily caloric intake by up to 50 percent compared to the control rats that were fed a regular low fat diet .