Margarine VS. Butter:
>
> Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys, when it killed
> the turkeys the people who had put all the money into the research wanted
> a payback
> so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this
> product to get their money back. It was a white substance with no food
> appeal, so they added yellow coloring and sold it to people to use in
> place of butter.
>
> DO YOU KNOW the difference between margarine and butter? Read on .. it
> gets very interesting!
>
>
>
> Both have the same amount of calories Butter is slightly higher in
> saturated fats at 8 grams compared to 5grams.
> Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating
> the
> same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study.
> Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other
> foods.
>
> Butter has many nutritional benefits, margarine has a few only because
> they are added artificially.
>
> Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavors
> of other foods.
> Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around
> for less than 100 years.
>
>
>
> And now, for Margarine:
> Very high in trans fatty acids.
>
> Triples risk of coronary heart disease.
>
> Increases total cholesterol and LDL
>
> (this is the bad cholesterol)
>
> Lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)
>
> Increases the risk of cancers by up to five fold
>
> Lowers the quality of breast milk
>
> Decreases immune response
> Decreases insulin response
> And here is the most disturbing fact ...
>
> AND THE PART THAT IS INTERESTING!
>
> Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC! This fact alone
> was enough to have me avoiding margarine for life and anything else that
> is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular
> structure of
> the substance)
>
> You can try this yourself:
>
> Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it in your
> garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will note a couple
> of things: No flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it
> (that should tell you something). It does not rot or smell differently
> because it has no nutritional value. Nothing will grow on it. Even
> those teeny weeny
> microorganisms will not a find a home to grow. Why? Because it is
> nearly plastic! Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your
> toast?
>
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