Unless you are knowledgeable about the history of nutrition science, it is likely that you believe that butter is just terrible for you – that it causes heart disease, obesity, and all sorts of other horrible ailments.
Maybe you, like many others, believe that conventional advice – advice that is provided in influential publications such as the U.S. government’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans – can be trusted.
Well, here’s the truth: Despite what the federal government and nutrition “authorities” have been saying for decades, butter isn’t bad for you.
In fact, it is actually GOOD for you.
Surprised?
A combination of flawed studies, political bias, hidden data, and clever marketing by the food industry led to the demonization of dietary fat and the birth of the low-fat craze – a trend that has lasted for many years.
To think that for DECADES people avoided the deliciousness that is butter based on erroneous information is, well, a bit heartbreaking.
Now, lo and behold, a big new study published in the journal PLOS ONE made some interesting findings about butter…
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