Difference between MARGARINE and BUTTER?

> 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.
>
> In creases 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.
>
> HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY INTERESTING! (here are
> the most disturbing
> facts....)
>
> Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being
> PLASTIC....... And margarine
> is initially BLACK, but it is DYED YELLOW to look
> like butter.
>
> These facts alone were 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 find a home to grow.
>
> Why? Because it is nearly plastic. Would you melt
> your Tupperware and spread
>
> that on your toast?
>
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