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Butter: Could it be worse than plant based oils for your health? 🧈

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Hi everyone, how are you doing lately? 😊

A new study suggests that butter may increase the risk of early death, while plant-based oils could offer health benefits. Researchers tracked over 221,000 people for more than 30 years and found:

  • People who ate the most butter had a 15% higher risk of death than those who ate the least.
  • Those who consumed the most plant-based oils had a 16% lower risk of death.
  • Replacing butter with plant-based oils was linked to a 17% lower risk of death.

However, not all plant-based oils are equal, olive oil, soybean oil, and canola oil showed benefits, while corn and safflower oils did not. If you're wondering which oils are best for your health, here’s an article that breaks it down for you:
🔗 The 6 Best Cooking Oils and Fats to Support Your Health

Do you use butter regularly, or have you switched to plant-based oils?

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Source: Zhang Y, Chadaideh KS, Li Y, et al. Butter and Plant-Based Oils Intake and Mortality. JAMA Intern Med. Published online March 06, 2025.

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Butter: Could it be worse than plant based oils for your health? 🧈 https://www.carenity.co.uk/forum/other-discussions/good-to-know/butter-could-it-be-worse-than-plant-based-oils-for-your-health-5632 2025-03-16 15:51:52

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@Scotty 2 The right question!

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Butter: Could it be worse than plant based oils for your health? 🧈 https://www.carenity.co.uk/forum/other-discussions/good-to-know/butter-could-it-be-worse-than-plant-based-oils-for-your-health-5632 2025-03-16 16:02:29

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The so called experts need to sort themselves out as they seem to change the minds far to often. For years margerine was the healthy option not butter, then the new spreads, then they finally agreed butter was always the best option. Having converted to the so called healthy options over the last 50 years only to be refered back to butter, the experts can get lost. Is it like when they gave rats gallong of certain sugar substitutes one or two developed cancer. Everything we eat/drink carries a health risk and the so called experts seem to change their minds weekly. So no, I won't be taking notice of this latest claim, I am back on full fat milk and butter, like I started with nearly 70 years ago!

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Butter: Could it be worse than plant based oils for your health? 🧈 https://www.carenity.co.uk/forum/other-discussions/good-to-know/butter-could-it-be-worse-than-plant-based-oils-for-your-health-5632 2025-03-16 16:02:02

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its a minefield! and who really has the time to care that much, but the gamechanger for me was when I found out margarine was only one molecule away from PLASTIC??!! tastes like it too!! I now vary between butter or the most natural plant based spreads I can get hold of (with just a few ingredients, on the label.. that I recognise)


Butter: Could it be worse than plant based oils for your health? 🧈 https://www.carenity.co.uk/forum/other-discussions/good-to-know/butter-could-it-be-worse-than-plant-based-oils-for-your-health-5632 2025-04-04 19:57:42

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