I saw a video talking about how nature will reject a block of margarine, like bugs and stuff won’t eat it. But if you put a stick of butter out it will be eaten in hours. Is that just an unsubstantiated internet claim for controversy sake, or is that really the case?
Later, I read somewhere that recent studies found regular users of butter experienced reduced levels of cancer compared to regular users of vegetable oil. I don’t have these studies, but I’d also like to know if that’s a truthful claim or not as well. Thanks.
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Vegetable oils are derived from seeds such as canola/rape, olive, sunflower etc. Milk is extracted from the breasts of lactating cows. Both are rich in fats and calories. Both have been done for thousands of years. Both are emulsified to form blocks.
Different seeds have different nutritional profiles, and some are considered better for health than others.
There seems to be some popular memes knocking about which suggest that the obesity epidemic is caused by “seed oils” and seed oil products, and not simple overeating, underexcercising, and consumption of highly processed junk.
Food science is complex, “doing your own research” is not listening to a few people on YouTube. Like all things, the devil is in the details.
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