Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 >> > ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. >> > >> > now, for Margarine.. Very high in trans fatty acids. >> > Triple the 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 " )! https://www.iamshaman.net/affiliatewiz/aw.aspx?A=317 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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