Do you know the health benefits of butter?
Not necessarily...
Yes, it's true, butter has a bad reputation.
Ultra high in calories, rich in saturated fatty acids, butter has long been banned from our plates.
Personally, I didn't know that butter also had health benefits.
And yet the doctors are now formal.
In a reasonable dose, the health benefits of butter are real...
Here are 6 benefits of butter that no one knows about. Watch:
Butter is very rich in vitamin A and omega 3.
Imagine that 20 g of butter covers 15% of our daily vitamin A needs!
Not bad, isn't it?
Vitamin A, also known as retinol, contributes to good eyesight .
In other words, we can't live without it!
It is also essential for hydrating the skin.
Vitamin A also contributes to the growth of teeth and bones.
And the best part is that it also strengthens the immune and reproductive system.
Butter is a concentrate of calcium. It contains 15 mg/100g.
And we all know it, calcium strengthens the bones.
Butter is also one of the richest foods in vitamin D.
It is even in the top 20 foods with the highest vitamin D concentration:1.13 µg/100 g.
You may know that vitamin D is essential for the preservation of bone capital ?
It thus contributes to the fixation of calcium.
But that's not all.
Vitamin D is also essential for muscle metabolism.
It also allows the activation of our immune defense system.
Butter has long been criticized for being bad for the heart and arteries.
But it turns out that butter in a reasonable dose is not harmful to the heart or the arteries.
Are you surprised too?
However, in 2016, American and Australian researchers analyzed the results of several scientific studies on this subject.
And their conclusion is clear. Certainly, butter increases blood cholesterol levels.
But it has no negative effect on the heart or arteries provided you do not exceed 10 to 15 g of butter per day.
Under these conditions, contrary to what we thought, butter does not increase the risk of heart attack or stroke.
Yes, it's true that butter contains LDL cholesterol.
In other words, bad cholesterol...
But, as Mathieu Marty, dietitian nutritionist, reminds us, "cholesterol is a precursor of steroid hormones (testosterone, Vitamin D, progesterone, cortisone, etc.), it is therefore essential for the proper functioning of the complete hormonal system".
So, if you eat a little each day, as part of a balanced diet, no problem.
Provided not to exceed 15 g per day.
But remember to consult your doctor first before allowing yourself this little extra.
Especially if you follow a cholesterol-lowering diet.
New discovery for me:butter does not contain much lactose!
Unlike all other dairy products, butter is not high in lactose.
In 10 g of butter, there are 0.06 g of lactose.
It's very little.
What does this actually mean?
This means that such a small amount of lactose may be enough to trigger an allergic reaction in people who are very sensitive to lactose.
But for Alexandra Dalu, nutritionist and author of the book 100 Misconceptions that keep us from feeling well, this is not inevitable.
And according to her, people who are lactose intolerant can indulge themselves by eating a little butter.
When you buy butter, you are guaranteed to have a 100% natural product.
It consists only of fat, water, lactose, casein (milk protein) and mineral salts.
Its composition is therefore much healthier than margarines.
These may contain additives, stabilizers, flavorings, colorings, emulsifiers...
In short, a real little chemical cocktail!
And know that if the butter is light, it loses all its virtues.
Bye bye vitamins!
All that remains is fat, water and synthetic additives.
"Manufacturers will therefore incorporate natural additives (lecithin and casein), but also synthetic additives:such as E471, E472.
Although these additives have not yet demonstrated any direct health hazard, they are likely to promote type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity.
It is therefore just preferable to readjust the quantities of butter on a daily basis, without necessarily eliminating it, instead of replacing it with so-called light products", summarizes Dr Marty.
It is probably better to eat less butter than to eat low-fat butter or margarine.
Think about it the next time you make a toast!
Do you still doubt the benefits of butter?
What if I told you that butter isn't that greasy.
No, it's not a joke!
Butter is not that greasy...
Compared tovegetable oils .
Well, we're not going to lie to each other either.
Butter is still 80% fat .
But the oil is 100% lipids!
Result, it is necessary to count 900 calories for 100 g of oil and 750 calories for 100 g of butter.
And did you know that there are alternatives to butter?
You guessed it...
The health benefits of butter are only real if we stay reasonable.
It is advisable not to exceed 15 g of butter per day.
It corresponds to a mini wafer of butter distributed in hotels.
Enough to make about 2 buttered sandwiches in the morning!
So you enjoy all the benefits of butter without gaining weight or putting your health at risk.
As our grandmothers would say, it's all in moderation.
