47+ Butter Or Margarine Better For Health Gif. There is a lot of controversy over the use of butter and margarine when it comes to their comparative health. The older stick margarines turned out to be clearly worse for you than butter.
Butter is high in saturated fat, which can raise your cholesterol. Margarines, though, aren't so easy to classify. It can also increase your chance of heart disease.
Or extra virgin olive oil.
The good housekeeping institute's nutrition director, delia hammock, m.s., r.d., offers tips on how to decide which margarine is right for you. Margarine or butter — which side are you on? However, mainstream nutrition has pawned margarine off as simply a butter alternative, which it most certainly is not. Effects of margarine on health.