Why People Who Choose Grass-Fed Butter Have Fewer Heart Attacks
by Alexa Erickson, Collective Evolution
Butter gets a bad rap. Dating back to the 1920s, the heart disease epidemic came to be. Now the world’s leading cause of death, heart disease’s prevalence has left many speculating on the cause, with butter, meat, and eggs generally taking the blame. But not all butter is bad. In fact, it’s one of the healthiest fats you can consume, filled with a variety of important nutrients. And while the finger has been pointed at butter for its high levels of saturated fat, the connection between such fats and high cholesterol and heart disease has been debunked time and time again.