Researchers have found more evidence that butter is heart-healthy

Re:Researchers have found more evidence that butter is heart... by clock_tower on Monday February 13, 2017 @05:20PM (#13639323)

Could we get a less audacious title? The article's about how butter appears to be healthier than corn oil -- and that, in general, the health differences between butter and linoleic-acid-based vegetable oils may be a wash. This is pretty interesting, but it doesn't upend the apple cart quite as comprehensively as the current title suggests.

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Re:Researchers have found more evidence that butter is heart... by dang on Monday February 13, 2017 @09:21PM (#13640672)

I don't see the title as particularly objectionable, but given that this topic was discussed just yesterday, we'll probably treat the current post as a dupe.

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Re:Researchers have found more evidence that butter is heart... by maxerickson on Monday February 13, 2017 @06:26PM (#13639842)

The previous discussion of this topic went with Replacing butter with vegetable oils does not cut heart disease risk (2016) even though the title of the Atlantic article was Is Vegetable Oil Really Better for Your Heart?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13632116

The Quartz article, which was apparently posted today, talks about research published "this week", but it links the same research article from April 2016 as the Atlantic article.

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Re:Researchers have found more evidence that butter is heart... by clock_tower on Monday February 13, 2017 @06:42PM (#13639955)

That sounds like a better title, at least IMHO... I didn't realize this had been discussed recently. (Wait, "recently" as in "yesterday"? Is this article just a duplicate?)

(As for which fats to use, I figure olive oil used in modest quantities probably can't hurt me, so I'll stick to that for cooking at the moment.)

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Re:Researchers have found more evidence that butter is heart... by sgc on Monday February 13, 2017 @08:34PM (#13640497)

I would recommend avocado oil for cooking, and olive oil for salads etc. Avocado oil has a much higher smoke point, so it makes for easier cooking and fewer carcinogens.

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Re:Researchers have found more evidence that butter is heart... by RussianCow on Monday February 13, 2017 @09:07PM (#13640617)

Olive oil is fine for cooking as long as you're constantly moving it (e.g. sauté, stir fry, etc), because then it never gets a chance to really heat up beyond its smoke point. It's not great for deep frying or foods that you leave in the pan, like steak or seared fish (unless you get refined olive oil, but then what's the point?).

That said, I second the recommendation for avocado oil for general cooking.

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Re:Researchers have found more evidence that butter is heart... by greglindahl on Monday February 13, 2017 @09:08PM (#13640621)

Is there any evidence that people following your advice die less? Italian cooking involves frying stuff in olive oil all the time, without smoking it.

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Re:Researchers have found more evidence that butter is heart... by maxerickson on Monday February 13, 2017 @06:45PM (#13639978)

It even seems to be a sort of meta duplicate where the Quartz article was born because the topic was getting attention.

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Re:Researchers have found more evidence that butter is heart... by ythn on Monday February 13, 2017 @05:41PM (#13639508)

Too late, I'm already drinking a cup of liquid butter to help my heart

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Re:Researchers have found more evidence that butter is heart... by brendangregg on Monday February 13, 2017 @07:58PM (#13640346)

bulletproof coffee, hold the coffee

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Re:Researchers have found more evidence that butter is heart... by clock_tower on Monday February 13, 2017 @06:39PM (#13639930)

Don't forget that sugar is the next superfood!

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