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<a href='http://www.wellness.com'>Wellness.com</a> - <a href='https://www.wellness.com/blog/21082/myths-truths-about-nutrition/seth-braun'>Myths & Truths About Nutrition</a> by <a href='https://www.wellness.com/user/15348/seth-braun'>Seth Braun</a><br/><br/>Myth: To avoid heart disease, we should use margarine instead of butter.<br/><br/>Truth: Margarine eaters have twice the rate of heart disease as butter eaters. (Nutrition Week 3/22/91 21:12)<br/><br/> <br/><br/>Myth: Animal fats cause cancer and heart disease.<br/><br/>Truth: Animal fats contain many nutrients that protect against cancer and heart disease; elevated rates of cancer and heart disease are associated with consumption of large amounts of vegetable oils. (Fed Proc July 1978 37:2215)<br/><br/> <br/><br/>Myth: A vegetarian diet will protect you against atherosclerosis.<br/><br/>Truth: The International Atherosclerosis Project found that vegetarians had just as much atherosclerosis as meat eaters. (Lab Invest 1968 18:498)

2008-06-19T10:45:51Z2026-10-20T03:29:33ZSeth Braunhttps://www.wellness.com/user/15348/seth-braun/blogssupport@wellness.com