by
Stepy —
February 19, 2018
- The surprising health benefits of organic butter
- Eating organic foods is key to optimum health. Surprisingly enough butter is no exception
- Butter has always been linked to weight gain and heart disease.
- Real organic butter can actually be “good” for you. It may be time to bring it back to your table.
- Let’s look at the surprising health benefits of organic butter:
- Bone health:
- The vitamins A and D in butter are important to help the body absorb calcium, which is an essential mineral for bone and teeth health.
- According to a book published by The American Oil Chemists’ Society, butter may also help prevent tooth decay.
- Cancer prevention:
- The saturated fats in butter may have powerful anti-cancer properties.
- Butter is packed with medium-chain fatty acids, which according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has anti-tumor effects.
- Butter contains conjugated linoleic acid. A study published in Nutrition Reviews explains its cancer preventing properties.
- Gastrointestinal health:
- Butter contains fatty acids called glycospingolipids, which are believed to protect against gastrointestinal infections. The good cholesterol in butter helps promote the health of intestinal walls.
- Heart health:
- Butter is full of heart healthy ingredients including vitamins A, D, K and E, as well as iodine and selenium. According to a Medical Research Council survey from a 1991 Nutrition Week publication, men who ate butter had a 50% less risk of developing heart disease than those who ate margarine.
- Immune booster:
- It is a good source of vitamin A, which is an antioxidant that is believed to help strengthen the immune system.
- Lower fats:
- This last surprising health benefit of organic butter is a controversial one but more and more studies show how it lowers fat in blood.
- A Lund University study showed that eating butter actually produced less fats in the blood than olive oil.
- Note: None of the information in our website is intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any illness or disease. The content on our website is for educational purposes only.
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- REFERENCES:
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- 2. “Butter Leads to Lower Blood Fats than Olive Oil.” AlphaGalileo. Lund University, 9 Feb. 2010. Web. 18 May 2014.
- 3. “Why Butter Is Better.” Weston A. Price Foundation. Weston A. Price Foundation, 1 Jan. 2000. Web. 18 May 2014.
- 4. “Breast Cancer: Weighing the Evidence for a Promoting Role of Dietary Fat.” Oxford Journals. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Web. 18 May 2014.
- 5. “Conjugated Dienoic Linoleate: A Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid with Unique Chemoprotective Properties.” Wiley Online Library. Nutrition Reviews, 27 Apr. 2009. Web. 18 May 2014.
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