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Butter – saturated fat and cholesterol

Butter, animal fat that contains saturated fat and cholesterol – the 2 ingredients that increase blood cholesterol levels. Saturated fats increase LDL cholesterol (known as the “bad” cholesterol), which in turn increases total blood cholesterol level.

Cholesterol in food, has minimal effect on blood to most people. But for others even low cholesterol treatment may cause a disturbance in blood cholesterol.

Margarine – Trans Fats …

When margarine was first introduced to the market was full of fat. Trans fats were created through hydrogenation – a process widely used for solidification of liquid vegetable oils.
As saturated fats, trans fats increase LDL cholesterol (“bad” cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol (“good” cholesterol).

In recent years, food manufacturers and the general public began to notice the negative effects of trans fats on health. As a result, the food industry has created aromatic margarine, which are now found in all stores. Aromatic margarine contains no trans fats, and is less consistent than the first generation solid margarine.

Currently, food no longer use liquid vegetable oils, but a very small amount of modified palm and palm kernel oil to make margarine to spread more easily, thus margarine is less strong and not contain trans fats.

Warning: Butter naturally contains trans fats, but it is a friendly type.
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