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 Originally Posted by Lukie
 Originally Posted by boost
 Originally Posted by kb coolman
 Originally Posted by boost
Also butter and heavy cream are not the bane of a healthy person. Eating this over processed crap is what is really wrong with our diets. Sure you shouldnt be eating butter by the pound, or drinking heavy cream by the quart, but having them in your diet is not a bad thing. Look at the french, then look at us americans.
This is so true. Growing up, I drank several glasses of whole milk every day. My dad cooked fried eggs and thick sliced bacon for breakfast almost every day. We fried everything from corn to okra to chicken to chicken fried steak. Then we topped it with butter. We put heavy cream in our Dr. Pepper because it made it taste like the leftover soda from a float. We ate dessert everyday after lunch and dinner.
And we were all thin and healthy because we were active, and everything we ate was fresh.
My Dad is in his 60's now. He still eats cheeseburgers all the time and drinks at least one large Dr. Pepper everyday, and he's healthy as an ox because he he has a very active lifestyle. I'm 35, have a desk job, eat fast food at least 3 times per week, and struggle to get to the gym on a regular basis. And I wonder why I'm 40 lbs overweight and my knees hurt. It ain't the butter and cream that's the problem.
exactly! I mean, I think soda is horrible, but still your anecdote supports the point. Dont sit on your ass and expect to be healthy. 100 years ago people were not eating soy protein shakes for two meals a day and a salad for dinner. However they had jobs that consisted of a lot of manual labor which kept their metabolisms up to speed. You cant sit on your ass all day and expect to be healthy. Also these people from 100 years ago didnt eat nearly as much of this highly processed crap that we gobble down nowadays. Our body simply doesnt know how to metabolize a lot of these compounds, and they cause lots of unexpected side effects because of this. Rant rant blah blah meow cheow.
Fwiw I drink soda sporadically, but really I shouldnt drink it at all. Unlike butter and cream and these other "bad" things, soda has absolutely no nutritional value. Its just straight up bad for you.
i think we are mostly on the same page here, but refresh my memory on the nutritional value of butter and cream?
if you're looking for saturated fats (and indeed you do need some), red meat and whole eggs are much better choices.
right, there are indeed better alternatives, however these taste good and do have nutritional benefits. Cream, like milk, has essential vitamins and calcium. For butter I did not know the benefits off the top of my head, however since it is not a heavily processed product and is a derivative of milk, it will inherently have health benefits. On this website, http://www.bodyecology.com/07/07/05/...eal_butter.php , I found this nice little list:
1. Butter is rich in the most easily absorbable form of Vitamin A necessary for thyroid and adrenal health.
2. Contains lauric acid, important in treating fungal infections and candida.
3. Contains lecithin, essential for cholesterol metabolism.
4. Contains anti-oxidants that protect against free radical damage.
5. Has anti-oxidants that protect against weakening arteries.
6. Is a great source of Vitamins E and K.
7. Is a very rich source of the vital mineral selenium.
8. Saturated fats in butter have strong anti-tumor and anti-cancer properties.
9. Butter contains conjugated linoleic acid, which is a potent anti-cancer agent, muscle builder, and immunity booster
10. Vitamin D found in butter is essential to absorption of calcium.
11. Protects against tooth decay.
12. Is your only source of an anti-stiffness factor, which protects against calcification of the joints.
13. Anti-stiffness factor in butter also prevents hardening of the arteries, cataracts, and calcification of the pineal gland.
14. Is a source of Activator X, which helps your body absorb minerals.
15. Is a source of iodine in highly absorbable form.
16. May promote fertility in women.9
17. Is a source of quick energy, and is not stored in our bodies adipose tissue.
18. Cholesterol found in butterfat is essential to children's brain and nervous system development.
19. Contains Arachidonic Acid (AA) which plays a role in brain function and is a vital component of cell membranes.
20. Protects against gastrointestinal infections in the very young or the elderly.
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