Weight Loss and Cholesterol Tips
Weight Loss and Cholesterol Tips
* Butter Vs. Margarine: Which Is More Heart-Healthy?
Okay, we’ll give you the straight facts and we won’t butter anything up for you. Although there are advocates of both butter and margarine, most cardiologists agree that if you have heart disease or are at risk and you are following a diet for high cholesterol, certain types of margarine are better for your heart than butter. Because margarine is made from vegetable oils, it contains no cholesterol. Butter is made from milk, which is an animal protein source, so it does contain cholesterol. Butter also contains saturated fat. But all margarines are not created equal. Many margarines are made from hydrogenated vegetable oil, which means that they contain trans fats; exactly what you want to avoid on a low cholesterol diet. Look for tub margarine rather than stick margarine. In general, the more solid the margarine is, the more trans fat it contains. Look for spreadable tub margarine with three grams or less of total fat, including both saturated fat and trans fat amounts. Are you a baker? Opt for butter. Not only is it heart-healthier than stick margarine, it gives your baked goods more flavor, which makes it easier to perform other low-fat substitutions in recipes
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