what’s the deal with vegetable oil vs. butter? Is butter actually healthier?

Question

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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Answer 1

Vegetable oil is a huge category of oils. Many oils like olive, coconut, and palm oil have great health benefits while others like corn and soybean oil less so. It depends.