I’m from a country where margarine and solid vegetable fats (shortening and vegetable ghee) are widely produced and consumed, children used to eat slices of bread with margarine outside and TV advertorials were bombarded with margarine commercials.
It’s said that there are only one molecule of difference between plastic and margarine, and no insects won’t settle on margarine when a piece of it are left outside, and solid vegetable fats are harmful for health.
What’s the truth about margarine and solid vegetable fats and the whole margarine vs. butter battle? Are the claims I wrote in the previous paragraph (plastic and no insects) any true? Are solid vegetable fats bad for health?
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“Solid vegetable fats” are also known as hydrogenated fats or hydrogentated oils. Particularly concerning are partially hydrogenated oils (trans fats). They are known to increase LDL cholesterol which is associated with risks for heart disease.
Ignore the other scare tactic “plastic” and “insect” stuff but DO pay attention to research about the effects of consuming hydrogenated fats.
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