Your skin may glow
You’re reading this right — butter can give your body a healthy makeover from the inside out. Vitamins found in butter can boost your skin health — to the point that some people even use butter on their faces as a topical treatment. The vitamin E found in butter acts as a protector from UV ray damage (via WebMD). It also reduces inflammation on your skin, and can even affect the capability of your skin to heal your wounds.
And Vitamin A is a skin-booster thanks to the main form — retinol, which is found only in animal products like butter (via Martiderm). You have probably seen anti-aging facial creams, gels, or serums with retinol. That’s because of its anti-wrinkling properties. Retinol also serves as a firming agent and gives your skin a glow via pigmentation development.
If you have suffered from acne, you may have even been treated with drugs that were derived from vitamin A. Vitamin A also helps keep your skin soft, as well as helping with healing.
Strengthen your bones
Like many dairy products, butter contains vitamin D. Vitamin D is key for bone health and development. It also maintains bone strength against diseases like osteoporosis, which is a weakening of your bones (via WebMD).
Vitamin K2 is specifically derived from animal products, and grass-fed butter is one of the best sources you can find. The Vitamin K in butter also serves as a bone-strengthener, similarly as it protects your teeth. Vitamin K2 tells your bones to absorb more calcium, promoting bone health. Researchers have found there is some success behind having more K2 in your diet, particularly with regard to bone and heart health. There is also a correlation between higher levels of vitamin K2 and lesser bone fractures (via Healthline).
Other vitamins and minerals found in butter, such as copper, manganese, and zinc also contribute to bone and joint health (via Euro-American Connections & Homecare). Consuming these vitamins and minerals can keep your arthritis or osteoporosis from getting worse.
Possibly reduce risk of diabetes
Some studies say that butter can even reduce the risk of getting type 2 diabetes. In fact, one study involving 600,000 people found that it may be protective against type 2 diabetes with a 4% reduced risk (via Time).
“In my mind, saturated fat is kind of neutral overall,” Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts and study author told Time. “Vegetable oils and fruits and nuts are healthier than butter, but on the other hand, low-fat turkey meat or a bagel or cornflakes or soda is worse for you than butter.”
In another study, people who had higher levels of three byproducts found in full-fat dairy had a 46% lower risk of getting diabetes.
However, some are skeptical of butter being preventative or good for diabetics. The Diabetes Council says that while butter does not directly impact the blood glucose level like carbs will, there are other concerns. Butter does not need to be completely avoided, but should be limited, the council adds.
Source: Healthdigest
