Margarine vs Butter?

I use margarine. I haven't found spreadable, unsalted butter over here. If I can't have the salt, butter is, in this instance, pointless.

I use butter. Margarine is hydrogenated fat which our body doesn't know how to process (we don't have the right enzymes to break it down) so it stays in the system for longer and can contribute to build up of fatty deposits.

I used to use marg but in my recent research for a lesson I was teaching (newly qualified science teacher) i found out all this scary stuff about the molecular structure that literally shocked me seeing as they sell this stuff as a "healthy" alternative.

I use butter. Margarine is hydrogenated fat which our body doesn't know how to process (we don't have the right enzymes to break it down) so it stays in the system for longer and can contribute to build up of fatty deposits.

I used to use marg but in my recent research for a lesson I was teaching (newly qualified science teacher) i found out all this scary stuff about the molecular structure that literally shocked me seeing as they sell this stuff as a "healthy" alternative.

Right, so nobody who ate marg ever got lean and stayed lean? Right?

MMMMMMM BUTTER!!!!!!!

Butter all the way! I feel better when I avoid most processed foods, and margarine is highly processed. Extra virgin olive oil and unrefined coconut oil are also excellent. I haven't bought margarine in years. If you don't like the salt in butter, you can buy unsalted.

I use butter. Margarine is hydrogenated fat which our body doesn't know how to process (we don't have the right enzymes to break it down) so it stays in the system for longer and can contribute to build up of fatty deposits.

I used to use marg but in my recent research for a lesson I was teaching (newly qualified science teacher) i found out all this scary stuff about the molecular structure that literally shocked me seeing as they sell this stuff as a "healthy" alternative.

Right, so nobody who ate marg ever got lean and stayed lean? Right?

Health goes beyond being lean and I'm pretty sure the poster you're quoting was referring to health reasons to avoid margarine and hydrogenated fat. If body composition was the only indicator of health, competitive bodybuilding would be the epitome of healthiness, yet competitive bodybuilding is generally a fairly unhealthy activity for a variety of reasons. There are valid, health-related reasons to reduce or altogether avoid sources of trans fat like stick margarine.

I use butter. Margarine is hydrogenated fat which our body doesn't know how to process (we don't have the right enzymes to break it down) so it stays in the system for longer and can contribute to build up of fatty deposits.

I used to use marg but in my recent research for a lesson I was teaching (newly qualified science teacher) i found out all this scary stuff about the molecular structure that literally shocked me seeing as they sell this stuff as a "healthy" alternative.

Right, so nobody who ate marg ever got lean and stayed lean? Right?

Health goes beyond being lean and I'm pretty sure the poster you're quoting was referring to health reasons to avoid margarine and hydrogenated fat. If body composition was the only indicator of health, competitive bodybuilding would be the epitome of healthiness, yet competitive bodybuilding is generally a fairly unhealthy activity for a variety of reasons. There are valid, health-related reasons to reduce or altogether avoid sources of trans fat like stick margarine.

Actually the OP said she switched to butter and was surprised that she still lost weight. So yeah, she discovered that weightloss is about calories and macros.

I've eaten lard, butter and marge my whole life. I am healthy by any definition of the word. My parents who are nudging their eighties have eaten this way pre/during/post war until now. In fact, post-war, eggs, butter marge, cooking fat were all rationed and people had to make a mix of all kinds of things to get by. They have turned out to be the longest-lived (and most vital at an advanced age) of any generation so far.

I think people discover eating styles like a new religion. It's all fire and brimstone and the non-believer shall be cast out. Yeah well, I've got news for you. You didn't just discover how to be healthy. And you can find studies that say all kinds of crap is bad (or good). In the seventies it was eggs. Remember that? Recently bacon's gonna give you cancer. Who knows what they're going to tell you next after they study 11 (read it: 11) sedentary 60 year olds. Or whatever. And you're insane if you think that insert-hallowed-food-here consumption makes you better/healthier than someone else. Balance your diet according to your macro/calorie needs and you'll be fine. Unless you're eating cyanide or something, then you're probably ****ed.

Just because scientists have been wrong in the past doesn't mean that science should be disregarded. There's quite a bit of evidence weighing against trans fat consumption, and personally I wouldn't dismiss it just because of some anecdotal evidence about some people who are currently healthy yet they have eaten trans fat in the past. I've known unhealthy people that lived well into their 90s and healthy people that didn't make it past 50. Trying to draw conclusions from anecdotal evidence isn't going to get you anywhere, and just because you can be lean while eating lots of trans fats doesn't mean it's healthy to eat lots of trans fats.

Just because scientists have been wrong in the past doesn't mean that science should be disregarded. There's quite a bit of evidence weighing against trans fat consumption, and personally I wouldn't dismiss it just because of some anecdotal evidence about some people who are currently healthy yet they have eaten trans fat in the past. I've known unhealthy people that lived well into their 90s and healthy people that didn't make it past 50. Trying to draw conclusions from anecdotal evidence isn't going to get you anywhere, and just because you can be lean while eating lots of trans fats doesn't mean it's healthy to eat lots of trans fats.

I guess there's science and there's science. Dietary studies are often poorly framed and then widely misunderstood.

I guess you'd have to tell me what you think is "healthy" if it can kill a 50 year old.

If I am going to spend 100 calories on fat, it is going to be something tasty. Butter all the way!