Butter
>>>
>>>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 q uality 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 avoid 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 micro-organisms
>>>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?
>>>
