Forums: April 2011 Kickstart Forum: Concerned about butter substitutes
Created on: 04/04/11 05:10 PM Views: 1333 Replies: 1
vkayep Joined: 04/04/11 Posts: 1	Concerned about butter substitutes Posted Monday, April 4, 2011 at 5:10 PM I suffer from a plethera of inflammation issues (lupus, RA, Sjogrens, fibromyalgia), and I have been following the Gold Coast Cure. I am concerned with all vegetable oils, safflower, corn, and most canola (only expeller pressed). gold coast recommended whipped butter, but now I am trying to take it further and eleminate dairy. What do you suggest?
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Katherine Lawrence Joined: 01/12/11 Posts: 24	RE: Concerned about butter substitutes Posted Monday, April 4, 2011 at 6:26 PM Hello, I understand your situation. We do not recommend oils at all in the diet because they are all 100% fat, regardless of how "healthy" they claim to be. If you're strictly looking for a vegan butter substitute, Earth Balance tastes almost exactly the same as real butter. However, it is made from oil and is also 100% fat. So, in that regard we don't recommend it for cancer, diabetes, heart disease or any kind of disease prevention. Fat in the diet can add to body weight and stimulate reproduction of certain types of cancer cells. Plus, even good oils contain saturated fats to some degree and these can increase blood cholesterol levels. Using regular butter can have even more drawbacks. Since regular butter is a dairy product, there is increased cancer risk associated with dairy products. Our recommendation is to get fat from whole foods. Whole plant foods contain 5-10% fat (on average), with nuts, avocados, olives and some other being higher fat. Our bodies need about 6% of our calories from fat, so a plant-based diet can provide plenty. If you feel like you need more, then we recommend you start from whole foods that are higher fat, like those I mentioned above. I hope this helps - let us know if you have more questions! Thanks, Katherine Lawrence Instructor, PCRM & The Cancer Project www.plantbasedhealth.com Katherine Lawrence Instructor, PCRM & The Cancer Project www.plantbasedhealth.com
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