Outdated Medical Advice Nutrition Medicine
BUSTED Comprehensively false

Margarine is a healthier choice than butter

Butter contains more natural fats; early margarines had harmful trans fats

✗ The myth everyone repeats

Margarine is a healthier alternative to butter because it is lower in saturated fat and made from plant oils.

✓ What is actually true

Early margarines contained trans fats, which are more harmful than saturated fats. Modern research shows butter's saturated fat impact is less severe than once believed, and it contains beneficial compounds. Most modern margarines have reduced trans fats, but whole foods like butter are often preferable to processed alternatives.

Believed 1950โ€“2005
Year Revised 2008
Why Changed New Evidence
Confidence Fully Debunked
Region Worldwide

Reception

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The receipts 2 sources
  1. Trans Fats and Their Effects on Lipoproteins and AtherogenesisPRIMARY
  2. Butter vs Margarine: The Whole StoryREFERENCE

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