Butter Is Bad

Butter was long vilified as one of the worst things you could possibly eat. Although butter is high in calories and in cholesterol, thus it should only be consumed in reasonable amounts, research is increasingly supporting the idea that butter is actually more good for you than bad. This flies in the face of everything we have been told for so long. But here are some of the facts about butter and your health:

It is a good source of vitamins critical to your immune health.

Butter is high in both vitamin A and vitamin D. These vitamins play a critical role in your immune function, your ability fight cancer and the production of red blood cells. These are fat soluble vitamins which need to be consumed along other fats in order to be properly

Along with magnesium, these two vitamins are both necessary to the proper absorption of calcium. In fact, getting enough vitamin K has been shown to reduce the incidence of hip fractures. The same vitamins that support bone health also promote dental health. There is increasing evidence that consuming moderate amounts of butter regularly may help prevent tooth decay.

Reduces insulin resistance for diabetics

Studies have linked sodium butyrate to an improved insulin response for patients with diabetes. It found almost exclusively in cheese and butter. If you are over the age of fifty, you are at increased risk of diabetes. Additionally, some forms of diabetes can be largely controlled by dietary changes instead of medication. Arming yourself with information about which foods help diabetes can help keep you on a minimum of medication, thus avoiding medication side effects.

Butter is healthier than margarine

The hype about the health benefits of margarine were mostly a marketing ploy by the margarine industry. In recent years, many of the claims about margarine versus butter are increasingly being overturned by scientific studies. Margarine is increasingly being vilified as a food product or fake food. Butter is the authentic