Is margarine good for you

Answer 1

The number of ingredients in margarine, alone, suggest it an unwholesome food, but it is also in the manner in which it is produced that reveal margarine is not good foryou.

Margarine is a heavily processed food derived from inferior vegetable oils (such as corn and soybean). The oil is fabricated in ways that cause it to degenerate and produce harmful qualities (oxidation or free radicals). Then, many preservatives and other additives are added to it, like soy lecithin (another unwholesome processed 'food'). With all the soy by-products used in margarine one must contemplate whether this food is marketed simply to sell what would otherwise be factory waste.

For what it is worth, margarine is commonly substituted for butter which contains usually no more than three ingredients: milk, cream and sometimes salt.

Answer 2

Margarines are usually "less bad for the body than butter is". Since they contain fewer saturated fats, (most) margarine's don't increase your risk of Heart disease by as much as using butter does. However some (older) brands of margarine contain trans-fats, which are now considered even worse for heart-health than saturated fats are.

To conclude, margarine is not "good for the body" because it is still a fat, which in excess can cause obesity and the related health problems. ( Fats should not constitute a major part of your diet. ) However relative to butter, margarine is generally less harmful to your health.

Answer 3

No. It contains chemicals and saturated fats, and, since it isn't "real food," is not really healthy for you to eat.

Answer 4

No, it is saturated fat, and often trans fat. Use sparingly, if at all.