OT OT...Margarine vs Butter

[Guest guest]

Someone sent me this and I was wondering if anyone knew if it was true? I'm

not sure where to try to research it at. Thanks, Robin in NC

 

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MARGARINE & BUTTER

 

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.

 

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)...Lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)

....Increases the risk of cancers by up to five fold...Lowers quality of

breast milk...Decreases immune response...Decreases insulin response.

 

And here is 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?

 

Note: Liquid and spray margarine is less hydrogenated and some people feel

it is healthier

than butter.

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Dear Robin,

 

some of these thigns are true and some are not.

 

For instance, it is true that margarine is high in trans fats. These are

hydrogenated fats; fats which have had hydrogen molecules added. They have been

found to be rather unhealthy and to contribute to heart disease as well as to

other problems. THis was suspected for many decades but only confirmed

recently. Trans fats have adverse effects on blood lipids, reducing " good "

cholesterol and increasing " bad " cholesterol.

 

I cannot find any mention of the Harvard study referenced in the piece, but I

did find this on WebMd " In the Nurse's Health Study, women who consumed the

greatest amounts of trans fats in their diet had a 50% higher risk of heart

attack compared to women who consumed the least amount of trans fatty acids. "

 

Notice, this study compares a spectrum of consumption, from the highest to the

least; it does not compare no consumption to some consumption. However, many

studies have convinced me, and many health care professionals, that trans fats

are unhealthy, and that they contribute to clogged arteries.

 

I haven't found any evidence that butter, without qualification, aids in

absorption of nutrients. It aids in the absorption of some fat-soluble

vitamins, but it can hinder the absorption of others and of some water-soluble

vitamins.

 

Butter does not have " many nutritional benefits. " Like margarine, it's a fat

food, which should be consumed only in moderation. As for taste, some people

say that margarines taste as good as or the same as butter, depending on the

brand. I prefer the taste of butter, myself, but some margarines do come very

close.

 

ANY fat can enhance the flavor of other foods, that's what fats do.

 

I've worked in immunology for several years, and I've never seen any studies

that claim that margarine lowers immune response. However, if your body is

battling high cholesterol for ANY reason, this may lower your immune response.

 

However, it is not true that margarine is " almost plastic. " Plastics are made

from petroleum, not from soya oil, as is most margarine. If you wish to avoid

such foods, you should also avoid non-dairy creamer and food coloring, which are

also petroleum-based. And as snopes says " The claim that some comestible is but

a 'single molecule away' from being a decidedly inedible (or even toxic)

substance has been applied to a variety of processed foods, but that type of

statement (even if it were true) is essentially meaningless. Many disparate

substances share similar chemical properties, but even the slightest variation

in molecular structure can make a world of difference in the qualities of those

substances. "

 

It is also not true that flies and bugs will not eat margarine, nor that it will

not become rancid and rot. Margarine DOES have nutritional value- it is pure

fat and fat has nutritional value. It will draw flies, grow rancid, rot, and

grow mold and etc.

 

So, while this piece contains a few truths, it also contains many hysterical

untruths. I suggest avoiding trans fats for health reasons, but a lot of this

email piece is just bunk.

 

 

- priscilla

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I do see the harm in transfats and therefore margerine, but would a little bit

be all that harmful? Maybe 1/2 tsp. a day on my morning bagel?

Elisa

 

reptile grrl <reptilegoddess wrote:

Dear Robin,

 

some of these thigns are true and some are not.

 

For instance, it is true that margarine is high in trans fats. These are

hydrogenated fats; fats which have had hydrogen molecules added. They have been

found to be rather unhealthy and to contribute to heart disease as well as to

other problems. THis was suspected for many decades but only confirmed

recently. Trans fats have adverse effects on blood lipids, reducing " good "

cholesterol and increasing " bad " cholesterol.

 

I cannot find any mention of the Harvard study referenced in the piece, but I

did find this on WebMd " In the Nurse's Health Study, women who consumed the

greatest amounts of trans fats in their diet had a 50% higher risk of heart

attack compared to women who consumed the least amount of trans fatty acids. "

 

Notice, this study compares a spectrum of consumption, from the highest to the

least; it does not compare no consumption to some consumption. However, many

studies have convinced me, and many health care professionals, that trans fats

are unhealthy, and that they contribute to clogged arteries.

 

I haven't found any evidence that butter, without qualification, aids in

absorption of nutrients. It aids in the absorption of some fat-soluble

vitamins, but it can hinder the absorption of others and of some water-soluble

vitamins.

 

Butter does not have " many nutritional benefits. " Like margarine, it's a fat

food, which should be consumed only in moderation. As for taste, some people

say that margarines taste as good as or the same as butter, depending on the

brand. I prefer the taste of butter, myself, but some margarines do come very

close.

 

ANY fat can enhance the flavor of other foods, that's what fats do.

 

I've worked in immunology for several years, and I've never seen any studies

that claim that margarine lowers immune response. However, if your body is

battling high cholesterol for ANY reason, this may lower your immune response.

 

However, it is not true that margarine is " almost plastic. " Plastics are made

from petroleum, not from soya oil, as is most margarine. If you wish to avoid

such foods, you should also avoid non-dairy creamer and food coloring, which are

also petroleum-based. And as snopes says " The claim that some comestible is but

a 'single molecule away' from being a decidedly inedible (or even toxic)

substance has been applied to a variety of processed foods, but that type of

statement (even if it were true) is essentially meaningless. Many disparate

substances share similar chemical properties, but even the slightest variation

in molecular structure can make a world of difference in the qualities of those

substances. "

 

It is also not true that flies and bugs will not eat margarine, nor that it will

not become rancid and rot. Margarine DOES have nutritional value- it is pure

fat and fat has nutritional value. It will draw flies, grow rancid, rot, and

grow mold and etc.

 

So, while this piece contains a few truths, it also contains many hysterical

untruths. I suggest avoiding trans fats for health reasons, but a lot of this

email piece is just bunk.

 

 

- priscilla

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I think we each have to make that choice for ourselves.

 

elisa <lavendercowz wrote:I do see the harm in transfats and

therefore margerine, but would a little bit be all that harmful? Maybe 1/2 tsp.

a day on my morning bagel?

Elisa

 

 

 

 

 

 

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yeah, it's more or less true, if you use hydrgenated margarine.

 

in simplest terms, a hydrogenated oil is basically a liquid oil that was

forced into becoming a solid, thus forming a mutant called a " trans fat " . your

body does not know what to do with these foreign things, so they mess with your

cholesterol counts, making your " good " cholesterol sink and your " bad "

cholesterol go up.

 

hope this helps.

 

melody

 

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[Guest guest]

Sounds like typical dairy industry propaganda to me

;=) However, most margarines are not very healthy. For

a good and safe butter substitute try Earth Balance if

you can find it - well worth the effort! It solves all

those problems cited in the article quoted - including

fantastic taste.

 

Pat in Montreal.

 

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