The problem isn’t so much with butter, but the compilation of what a lot of our foods actually contains which probably causes us the most harm in the long run..
When you look at healthy people, you do tend to find that they eat a reasonable amount of foods throughout the day, but there diet is based on a varied fresh produce based with meals being cooked from scratch with fresh ingredients... Rather than relying on processed meals...
If I look at my own fat intake, I’m middle of the road neither following a low fat diet, nor high fat I use full fat milk, I eat normal cheese, I tend to use lean meat as I personally don’t like fat on meat etc, I have the occasional fry up, and yes the bread and eggs are fried, but bacon grilled...
When we consider saturated fats, which we find in our foods both as a natural fat also has a manmade fat that it’s the latter trans-fats that are more harmful than using a natural source? Trans-fats tend to be hidden in our foods and used to extend shelf life of a product so in the main would be found in the processed foods that are high in carbohydrates etc... Perhaps it’s the compilation of these factors that cause more damage and this theory would sit quite well, as increased obesity and cardiac health both started at a similar time span as these trans-fats were being introduced into our foods!
I still believe in the old saying, ‘’ a little of everything is good for you, too much of one is bad’’ A little tangent here, I find that foods that I prepare from scratch at home actually effect my blood glucose differently than the identical meal pre-processed, if I make my own pastry this has a more even and controllable effect on my blood glucose than that of a shop brought pastry...
But to ban butter which is a natural product is well a step too far, nanny states are a very bad thing in a demarcated world indeed... As it’s taking the individual rights of choice away from them..