"Butter tastes a whole lot better," said Marion Nestle, a professor of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University. "But it is still loaded with saturated fat, which raises heart disease risk in comparison to less saturated fats, and has 100 calories per tablespoon. If ever there were a call for moderation, butter would be high on the list."
For now, Americans continue to pile on the pats.
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