Which is healthiest? Nutrition Professor Sarah Berry ends the butter debate

Get science-based nutrition advice straight to your inbox: https://bit.ly/46BPTYz Whether you’re frying, baking, or topping your toast, most of you will eat either butter or margarine at some point today. The fact that these spreads are such a staple means that we need to know their effects on our health. And it might surprise you to learn that this impact has changed quite dramatically over the past 20 years. In today’s short episode of ZOE Science & Nutrition, Jonathan and Dr. Sarah Berry ask: Which is healthier, butter or margarine? Follow ZOE on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/zoe/ Mentioned in today’s episode: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/food-science/margarine#:~:text=Margarine%20was%20invented%20in%20France,milk%2C%20was%20patented%20in%201869 Margarine from Science Direct https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0963996921003859 Margarines: Historical approach, technological aspects, nutritional profile, and global trends from Food Research International https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0963996921003859 Reduction of LDL-cholesterol as a result of the change from butter to soft margarine from Polish Archives of Internal Medicine https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0963996921003859 Americans' per capita consumption of margarine & butter from the USDA Episode transcripts are available here: https://joinzoe.com/learn/category/podcasts Is there a nutrition topic you’d like us to explore? Email us at podcast@joinzoe.com and we’ll do our best to cover it.