{"id":2163,"date":"2017-06-26T15:00:15","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T21:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinslimfoods.com\/blog\/?p=2163"},"modified":"2017-06-26T15:00:15","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T21:00:15","slug":"butter-vs-margarine-why-i-trust-cows-more-than-chemists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thinslimfoods.com\/blog\/butter-vs-margarine-why-i-trust-cows-more-than-chemists\/","title":{"rendered":"Butter vs Margarine \u2013 Why I Trust Cows More Than Chemists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p id=\"abstract\">Butter and margarine are both fan favorites, but one person trusts cows more than chemists. Butter and margarine serve the same purpose, but they are different than one another. They are used for cooking, baking and also spreads. Butter has been a dietary staple for years. Margarine is a highly processed food that was meant to actually replace butter. The main ingredient found in margarine is vegetable oil. There are other artificial ingredients as well.<\/p>\n<p id=\"takeawayheader\">Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">Butter has been demonized by the media and nutrition professionals because it contains large amounts of both saturated fat and cholesterol. But new studies show that this actually doesn&rsquo;t matter<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">The health effects of animal foods depend on what the animals ate. Cows eat grass in their natural environment. 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