Omega-3 Enriched Margarine For Health?

Dutch researchers conducted a 40 month long study on the effects of low doses of Omega-3 fatty acids in margarine on heart disease. Their conclusion?  According to Ben Hircshler, it did not significantly reduce rates of serious heart attacks and other cardiovascular events. Were they serious to believe it would? Obviously they have not read the following:

L. Eugene Arnold, M.Dd., M.D.; a Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Ohio State University writes:

“Do you know the difference between margarine and butter?”

*Both have the same amount of calories.

*Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at eight grams compared to five grams.

*Eating margarin 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!

*For most people, butter tastes better than margarine and it can enhance the flavors of other foods. (The best claim margarine can make in ads is that it tastes the same as butter.)

*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 fivefold.

*Lowers quality of breast milk.

*Decreases immune response.

*Decreases insulin response.

“And 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. Nothing will grow on it – not even those teeny weeny microorganisms will 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, it just may butter them up.”

“As for butter versus margarine, I trust cows more than chemists.”  ~Joan Gussow~

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