- Is very high in trans-fatty acids.
- Triples the risk of coronary heart disease.
- Increases total cholesterol and LDL (the bad cholesterol), and lowers HDL cholesterol (the good cholesterol).
- Increases the risk of cancers up to fivefold.
- Lowers the quality of breast milk.
- Decreases the immune response.
- Decreases the insulin response.
And here's the most disturbing fact...
Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC. This fact alone is enough to make you want to avoid margarine for life, as well as anything else that is hydrogenated. (This means that hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the substance.)
You can try this yourself:
Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it in your garage or a shaded area. Within a couple of days, you will note a couple of things:
No flies, not even those pesky fruit flies, will go near it. (That should tell you something.) It will not rot or smell differently, because it has NO nutritional value. Nothing will grow on it. Even tiny microorganisms will not a find a home to grow on. Why? Because margarine is nearly plastic.
Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?
http://www.naturodoc.com/library/nutrition/margbutt.htm
Wow! Menakutkan! Walaupun margerin lebih 'unsaturated fat' > 'saturated fat', tapi 'unsaturated fat' kat sini merujuk kpd 'trans fatty'!.. Can cause heart disease u know.. Artikel lain yg boleh dibaca pasal nie: http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/b/butter-margarine.htm
Camne nie ek., kena ubah breakfast habit nie. Change from margerine to butter. tp, butter plak ada 'saturated fat'.. hmm.. Kalau da tiap pagi asyik makan mende yg same, tak ke buruk efeknyer nanti.. Bak kata PM Chek Zaini, makanan mencerminkan diri kita. Kalau da makan makanan yg x berkhasiat, tunggulah efek bila awak da tua nanti.. Love u Prof..