Butter v margarine?? Pass the butter ~ ~ ~ ~ This is interesting. >> >>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 nutritional 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? >> >>Share This With Your Friends.....(If you want to "butter them up")! >> |