November 14, 2003, 08:20
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Butter or Margerine
I got yet another interesting e-mail from my mother today. How much of this is true?? 
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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. 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.
Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?
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November 14, 2003, 08:35
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Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC...This
fact alone was enough to have me avoiding margarine for life
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How very enlightened. This "margarine is almost plastic omg" line of reasoning detracts from the credibility of the whole thing, it's something the old lady next door might say.
Edit - http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/butter.asp
Not that far-fetched at all then...
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November 14, 2003, 08:37
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Bananas 
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November 14, 2003, 08:39
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http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/butter.asp
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What, there actually is a brand called "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter?" Whoa.
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November 14, 2003, 08:44
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What is the point of moaning about margarine being artificial and potentially unhealthy? I've got a feeling that margarine is among the least artificial and dangerous things that you eat every day. Ever paused to think what goes into all your favourite foods?
It may say "flavouring" on the list of ingredients, but I'm sure you'd be more worried if you knew what all of these different flavourings are made of.
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November 14, 2003, 08:46
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How very enlightened. This "margarine is almost plastic omg" line of reasoning detracts from the credibility of the whole thing, it's something the old lady next door might say.
Edit - http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/butter.asp
Not that far-fetched at all then...
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 you guys at 'Poly are like the E-mail foward experts, did you just google it or did you already know about that?
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November 14, 2003, 09:46
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I eat Becel, myself...
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November 14, 2003, 09:54
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Is that normal margerine you're talking about?
I can't imagine becel light being bad for your health.
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November 14, 2003, 09:55
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To tell the truth, I couldn't believe it was not butter.
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November 14, 2003, 10:25
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Parkay...
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November 14, 2003, 10:29
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Is it me, or do people who worry about their health tend to be sicker than those who don't? Or am I confusing a cause-effect correlation here?
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November 14, 2003, 11:33
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Sicker 'physically' or 'mentally'? 
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November 14, 2003, 11:48
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Neither butter or margarine for me.
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November 14, 2003, 11:59
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Originally posted by The Mad Monk
Parkay...
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Tasteless crap.
Becel is where it's at. 
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November 14, 2003, 12:01
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It's all about the butter  .
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November 14, 2003, 12:09
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It's all about the butter
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I like butter too, I cant stand the taste, or should I say lack of taste of margarine. I could care less which is healthier, Im young still. 
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November 14, 2003, 12:16
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I don't eat much, but margarine. I've had around 250g of the stuff in about two months - it's likely to go off before I finish it. I use Olivio.
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November 14, 2003, 12:30
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Our margarine has taste. But I prefer butter. I like the fact that it's more solid.
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November 14, 2003, 12:34
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Originally posted by Park Avenue
I don't eat much, but margarine. I've had around 250g of the stuff in about two months - it's likely to go off before I finish it. I use Olivio.
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marjirin
I know I misspelled it in the thread title, but its kinda too late to go back and fix it 
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November 14, 2003, 17:01
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you guys at 'Poly are like the E-mail foward experts, did you just google it or did you already know about that?
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Nah, just searched for "margarine butter" at http://www.snopes.com - great site.
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November 14, 2003, 17:36
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Margarine all the way. Tastes better, spreads easier.
I'm 18 -- Damn the arteries, full speed ahead!
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November 14, 2003, 18:29
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The first post sounds a good enough excuse to me.
I prefer butter on anything where I want the taste of it, but everything in moderation, remember 
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November 14, 2003, 19:08
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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).
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This makes the whole thing seem like bullshit. So? Water, something used to fight fire, is made of hydrogen (an extremely flammable substance) and oxygen (an extremely flammable substance). Does that mean water is flammable?
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November 14, 2003, 20:00
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The issue aboiut hydorgenated fats is the molecular shape primeraly, IIRC, and this is very important, in molecular terms.
I like no substitues..non-dairy creamer? Heck no, Cream!
Diet Soda? Hell no, regular
Light Beer? NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Soy items in the shape of meat? Nope
Margerine? Nope, BUTTER.
If you don;t want the original, then move on, you fakers!
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November 14, 2003, 22:55
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Originally posted by Osweld
Tasteless crap.
Becel is where it's at.
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What-ever... 
It was a reference to an old TV advertising campaign, for those old enough to remember...
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November 15, 2003, 00:23
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Buy Smart Balance.
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November 15, 2003, 01:40
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I stopped eating margarine a couple years ago, basically because of what first says. Oh and what Gepep wrote
Same thing goes for ice-cream: it's made with cream !! not low fat milk or water, dammit!!
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