Butter or Margarine??

[swordfish151]

Interesting article i was just e-mailed, not sure who the author is though..true or not..i dont eat butter or margarine anyway.

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 the
yellow coloring and sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new flavorings. DO YOU KNOW..the difference between margarine and butter? Read on to the end...gets very interesting! Both have the same amount of calories. Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams compared to 5 grams. 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 aditional benefits where margarine has a few only because they are added! 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. Triple risk of coronary heart disease. Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol) Increases the risk of cancers up to five fold. Lowers quality of breast milk. Decreases immune response. Decreases insulin response. And here's the most disturbing fact.... HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY 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?

 

[Beautifuldisaster]

 

[flowerz]

Interesting article i was just e-mailed, not sure who the author is though..true or not..i dont eat butter or margarine anyway.

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 the
yellow coloring and sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new flavorings. DO YOU KNOW..the difference between margarine and butter? Read on to the end...gets very interesting! Both have the same amount of calories. Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams compared to 5 grams. 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 aditional benefits where margarine has a few only because they are added! 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. Triple risk of coronary heart disease. Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol) Increases the risk of cancers up to five fold. Lowers quality of breast milk. Decreases immune response. Decreases insulin response. And here's the most disturbing fact.... HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY 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?

eww

 

[anthrax]

lol

 

[chasez21]

Dam, thats good info. I've always thought I was doing good
by going with margarine....

 

[cwc73]

There was an article on 20/20 last night on "food myths." This debate was like number 4/5 on their top 10 list. They backed everything up that was said above, however they did mention a few things. They are as follows:

Tub MArgerine is better than stick margerine due to less hydronation.
All Margerines are NOT created equal. Brands like " Benecol, Smart Balance , and Take Control" ARE BETTER for you than natural butter.


Side notes: during a blind test of a room full of people, "Folder's Coffee", the US's number one seller, came in dead last out of the coffees tested for taste. Starbucks came in first. Surprisingly, the Sam's Club brand (El Cheapo) came in high on the list.

CWC

 

[ridethesnake]

I use that Brummel & Brown spread. It's vegetable oil (partially hyrdogenated) mixed with yogurt. It doesn't have any transfattys, has about 50% the calories/fat of butter or margerine, tastes awesome, and spreads way smoother than butter. I like it better, but I'v been eating it for years so maybe I'm just used to it.

 

[ZKaudio]

there are a few margarines out there now that have NO trans fat... those are superior to butter. If it has trans fat, however, I would stick with butter... at least our bodies were indended to have sat. fat... trans fat is essentially a poison.