Good news is sometimes hard to find, except when it comes to buttery spreads! Be sure to review the latest news about the role buttery spreads can have in a healthy diet.
It’s never too early and never too late to start eating healthy. Over time even small choices like the substitution of soft margarine spreads (“buttery spreads”) for butter can make a significant difference in overall health. In fact, soft margarine spreads have been proven to significantly reduce bad (LDL) cholesterol when used in place of butter, as part of a diet that is low in cholesterol and saturated fat. Reductions in total and LDL cholesterol levels can result in dramatic improvements in heart-health over one's lifetime by reducing the risk of heart disease.
Today’s healthful buttery spreads are not traditional margarines (not your mother’s margarine). In fact, most of what’s sold in the supermarket today is a buttery spread (soft margarine spread).
Buttery spreads – the soft (“tub”), squeeze and spray varieties – meet the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The Food and Drug Administration and the federal government’s National Cholesterol Education Program as well as the American Heart Association all recommend choosing soft margarine spreads (buttery spreads) over butter.
For more information about the contribution of buttery spreads to a healthy diet, check out Nutritionally Speaking.
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