I received this from a friend, what do you think? Do you use butter or margarine and why?

If you've ever wondered which you should eat, Butter vs. Margarine

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 63%.

Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients.

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.

Margarine is very high in trans-fatty acids.

Margarine triples the risk of coronary heart disease.

Margarine increases total LDL ("bad" cholesterol).

Margarine lowers HDL ("good" cholesterol).

Margarine increases the risk of cancers by up to five fold.

Margarine lowers quality of breast milk.

Margarine decreases immune response.

Margarine decreases insulin response.

And here is the most disturbing fact - Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE from being PLASTIC! (This fact alone should be enough reason to avoid margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated. This means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the food.)

You can try this for yourself. Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it in your garage or a 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 as it has no nutritional value. Nothing will grow on it as even thoseteeny weenie microorganisms will not find a home to grow.

Why? Because margarine is nearly plastic. Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?

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