Rather than reinvent the wheel here, I am going to post a couple of links that are PRO butter. For my own personal research and study, I tend to come down on the side of real BUTTER, along with extra virgin olive oil, extra virgin coconut oil and cold pressed unrefined flax seed oil. I believe after much reading that the natural oils are better for your heart, are more easily digested and are in the form which God intended us to consume them. Again, I am NOT a doctor, however I also know that the average practicing physician has very little education in nutrition. I think the medical community at large relies too much on prescription drugs to treat most of mankind's ills, and spend very little time trying to determine the real cause of disease. I believe part of the problem stems from the relationship between the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry. There is more of a financial relationship here than there should be. I have read a great deal of controversial articles concerning the FDA's practices along with the pharmaceutical industry putting drugs on the market that are not proven safe. It is no secret that drugs have killed tens of thousands of people, who unwittingly were human guinea pigs for the giant drug companies. See my post on Avandia to get a hint of what i am talking about.
Perhaps the real issue is or should be chemically altered, hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oil products (vs.) saturated and non-saturated fats.
Here is a link proposing BUTTER as the better choice:
The most significant area of comparison is the different chemical structures of the component fatty acids of the two. Butter is basically a natural product, and its fatty acids are structurally similar to the fatty acids in our bodies. The heat and chemicals used to transform vegetable oils into margarine change fatty acids into unnatural forms that may be most unhealthy to eat.
Unsaturated fatty acids have points of molecular strain, where carbon atoms are connected to each other by double or triple bonds instead of being fully occupied by hydrogen atoms. These strain points determine the three-dimensional configurations of molecules.
The most significant area of comparison is the different chemical structures of the component fatty acids of the two. Butter is basically a natural product, and its fatty acids are structurally similar to the fatty acids in our bodies. The heat and chemicals used to transform vegetable oils into margarine change fatty acids into unnatural forms that may be most unhealthy to eat.
Unsaturated fatty acids have points of molecular strain, where carbon atoms are connected to each other by double or triple bonds instead of being fully occupied by hydrogen atoms. These strain points determine the three-dimensional configurations of molecules.
• Death rates from Heart Disease & Cancer were at only 3%.
• Obesity was at only 5%.
• Diabetes was practically nonexistent!
The strong case against margarine:
Eating margarine (and other trans-fats), not getting enough of the critical healthy essential oils (EFAs), along with high sugar consumption and lack of sufficient protein in our diets has caused an epidemic of disease and ill health in this country and around the world. Margarine plays a key role in our deteriorating health because it is unnatural – our bodies are not designed to use it. A plastics engineer would call margarine “plastic food,” – meaning that margarine’s molecular structure resembles a low-grade plastic. Margarine is not real food by any stretch of the imagination. If you leave margarine sitting out, no insect will touch it and it won’t spoil. They seem to know better than us what is edible and what isn’t.
Margarine contains a tremendous amount of harmful distorted EFAs called trans-fatty acids.1 Hydrogenation is the chemical addition of hydrogen to another chemical. When applied to oils, the process turns the healthy essential oils into dangerous trans-fatty acids, which are very unhealthy for humans.2 The process of hydrogenation requires a metal catalyst, like nickel, and is stopped when the margarine looks butter-like, without regard to the unnatural fat by-products, which have been produced.3 These by-products include trans-fatty acids, lipid peroxides and other potentially toxic compounds. Some large studies have been published, which suggest that ingestion of trans-fatty acids is considered a risk factor for heart disease.4 In 1956 Lancet published a 16-page article warning physicians of its dangers but few listened.
Trans-fatty acids can block the body’s ability to use healthy Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) in the production of eicosanoids and they lessen the transfer of the life-giving nutrient, oxygen, across cell membranes.5 Sufficient transfer of oxygen is crucial for cellular health, prevention of cancer, energy, and a healthy immune system.
In closing, I do NOT eat a lot of butter. When I want to put some on toast (a rare thing for me these days), I use butter and not margarine.
Dan
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By Robert Kolar, a believer in miracles.
God wants us to pray to him for help. In Luke 18:1 Jesus told his disciples that they "should always pray and not give up." and then Jesus asked "...will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night?" Pray to God from your heart for healing. Don't stop. Don't give up. God wants us to ask him for help. He loves us.By Robert Kolar, a believer in miracles.
Over 20 percent of the Gospel is about the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Jesus taught his disciples how to pray and heal. He sent them to carry on his work. Wouldn't Jesus want his followers to pray for healing today?
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