Friday, June 5, 2015

Butter vs Margarine: The Big Fat Butter Lie

Editor's Preface:
There's been a lot of fats news for decades.  Sometimes we need to consider asking God about some of these things instead of believing the advertising provided by the producer of the product.  We have never switched from butter.  We use olive oil also.  I don't see margarine in the Bible anywhere. 

From NaturalSociety.com

For decades, the food processing industry has used advertising campaigns to successfully lie about the urgent and proven need to replace “unhealthy” butter with “healthy” margarine.

 Even back in the 60s and 70s sufficient scientific evidence indicated that butter was far better than margarine for good health. Nevertheless, the industrial fake food industry relentlessly convinced millions of us to eat margarine for health reasons.

Partially hydrogenated fatty acids in margarine damage arteries and blood vessels. They lower good cholesterol, and raise blood levels of triglycerides and lipoproteins leading to cardiovascular damage. They also raise C-reactive protein, an inflammatory and cellular dysfunction marker.

Worse yet, they inhibit the utilization of essential omega 3-fatty acids as wells a prostaglandins, which eliminate blood clots. Additionally, a diet high in partially hydrogenated fatty acids has been linked to insulin resistance and type 2 Diabetes.  Read the entire article.


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