Replacing butter with certain vegetable oils in your daily diet may significantly reduce the risk of death, according to a study published on March 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Dr. Walter Willett, a co-author of the study and a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, explained the findings. The study showed that people who consume large amounts of butter have a 15% higher risk of death. In contrast, those who consume more vegetable oils—such as soybean oil, canola oil, and olive oil—have a 16% lower overall risk of death. Replacing just 10 grams of butter per day with these vegetable oils reduced the overall risk of death and cancer-related deaths by 17%.
The research analyzed dietary data from over 221,000 people across a 33-year period. The results were adjusted for factors like age, BMI, smoking habits, and total calorie intake.
Butter consumption included amounts used in cooking, baking, and as a spread. Vegetable oil intake was estimated based on the type of oil used in frying, sautéing, baking, and salad dressings.
Viewer Comments:
I was a bit surprised by the significant difference in risk between the two.
I hope that by the time I get cancer, medical advancements will have found a solution.
I don’t actually use butter every day.
→Recently, because butter has become expensive, I’ve been using more vegetable oil.
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