I got this as a forward, and am wondering if there is any merit to it...health buffs, help?
> > DO YOU KNOW...
> >
> > The difference between margarine and 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.
> >
> > =====================
> > 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)
> >
> > 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.
> > DO YOU KNOW...
> >
> > The difference between margarine and 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.
> >
> > =====================
> > 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)
> >
> > 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.