My brother sent me this in an email and I hadn't seen it yet so thought I'd pass it along:
>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 payback 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?
>
>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 </ U>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 & nbsp;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) and
>lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)
>
>Increases the risk of cancers up to five fold.
>
>Lowers quality of breast milk.
>
>Decreases immune response.
>
>Decreases insulin response.
>
>And here's 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?
>
>Share This With Your Friends.....(If you want to 'butter them up')!
>
>Chinese Proverb:
>'When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it,
>you have a moral obligation to share it with others.
>
>
>
> Pass the BUTTER PLEASEβ¦..
Hm, I usually go for the cheaper tubs of spread but this is making me think twice!!
>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 payback 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?
>
>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 </ U>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 & nbsp;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) and
>lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)
>
>Increases the risk of cancers up to five fold.
>
>Lowers quality of breast milk.
>
>Decreases immune response.
>
>Decreases insulin response.
>
>And here's 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?
>
>Share This With Your Friends.....(If you want to 'butter them up')!
>
>Chinese Proverb:
>'When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it,
>you have a moral obligation to share it with others.
>
>
>
> Pass the BUTTER PLEASEβ¦..
Hm, I usually go for the cheaper tubs of spread but this is making me think twice!!
