Cutting this common ingredient from your diet could slash your risk of an early death
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How cutting out butter could lengthen your life
- Replacing butter with plant-based oils like corn, rapeseed, or olive oil could significantly lower the risk of premature death.
- A study of more than 221,000 adults found a link between high butter consumption and a 15 per cent increased risk of death from any cause.
- Conversely, those with the highest plant-based oil intake had a 16 per cent lower risk of death.
- Substituting just 10g of butter daily with plant-based oils could reduce overall mortality and cancer death by 17 per cent, researchers say.
- The study suggests plant-based oils are a healthier choice than butter, contradicting some negative social media claims.