Jbb
01-12-2005, 05:20 PM
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 pay back 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?
> Both have the same amount of calories.
> Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams compared
> to 50 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....
> Margarine is 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 weenie 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?
>
> killed the turkeys the people who had put all the money into the
> research wanted a pay back 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?
> Both have the same amount of calories.
> Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams compared
> to 50 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....
> Margarine is 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 weenie 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?
>