microorganisms are less likely to eat food with goods made with shortening (partially hydrogenated fat) compare with natural vegetable oil giving vendors more shelf life, which has got to mean something, so I dont even pour melted shortening down my drain, (imagine the clog), much less my throat, just call be cautious with the brain of an amoeba, I dont care...
What's ironic - butter has been long railed against as being "bad" - however its taste is unmatched, but *margarine* is now considered by the health experts revised view as being really, really "bad". For years people have eschewed butter for reasons other than price. I kind of consider it part of the "wholly trinity" of butter, onions and garlic as far as cooking goes. Eggs, butter and milk are wholesome foods and help kids grow up strong and healthy. A well rounded diet with beef, poultry, fish and veggies is about as good as it gets. Fresh air, exercise, sunshine too. Don't smoke, keep a clean mind and body. Be mentally alert and morally straight...
Hm, sounds like the Boy Scouts!
I read a story about a guy who took a tub of margarine, you know, the heart healthy stuff. He opened it up and left it on the counter in his garage.
Nothing grew on it. Not mold. Not any kind of fungus. Even the flies avoided it like the plague.
It may just be an anecdotal report, but I have for along ime believed our bodies actually know how to digest most of the animal fats and naturally occurring vegetable stuff.
From what I've been reading, two of the worst for you are corn stuff and soy.