Butter Beats Margarine in our Survey
Almost two-thirds of respondents (61%) picked butter over margarine in this survey. Only 36% picked margarine. A scant 3% chose neither, having some baffling objection to buttery deliciousness.
"Butter tastes better, is more healthy, cooks better, and is made in a cow, not in a factory," said one butter enthusiast.
Men were more likely than women to choose butter. "I like butter but use margarine due to calories and price," admitted one woman.
Here's what else people had to say about the butter/margarine issue:
- "Any artificial product can have hidden side effects. Margarine may reduce cholesterol but still harm your body. Same with sugar substitutes."
- "Butter tastes so much better, and there has been so much controversy over margarine."
- "I love butter but am afraid of the cholesterol."
- "The cholesterol conundrum has been around a long time… One dose of Lipitor and I felt as though I'd been hit by an 18 wheeler. My doctor tried 2 other statins, and I had the same experience. I am 70 and am in excellent shape, so please pass the butter."
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June 7th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Read the first 2 sentences in this article. I think you have a typo.
Aside from that, I will always prefer butter. A little dab of cholesterol may be nothing compared to all the artificial ingredients in margarine and what might be needed to counteract it some day.