
Food fight about butter? Study says subbing in plant-based oils could reduce risk of death
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More consumption of butter is linked to increased mortality rates, says a new study — and substituting it with plant-based oils may help reduce a risk of death. But a chef has other tasty thoughts.
Researchers analyzed the data of over 200,000 adults over a long period of time and found that replacing butter with plant-based oils was associated with an estimated 17% reduction in total mortality and cancer mortality, according to the study. Peter Burke is a lifestyle editor with Fox News Digital.
Using data collected from three cohort studies spanning 33 years, researchers assessed diets from "food frequency questionnaires" done every four years.
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