Water Removal wrote:
>
> Butter is one of the oldest dairy products in the world. Since at least
> 2,000 B.C., traditional cultures have cooked with butter and butter
> varieties. Today, butter is making its way back onto our modern tables
> as we realize its health benefits.

Only as compared to traditional margarine. There
are new margarines that purport to be much better
than butter because of the elimination of trans fats
that the old margarines had. By using polyunsaturated
vegetable oils, they are much less health-damaging
than butter.

There are no health benefits to eating butter as
compared to not eating butter. People eat butter
for the same reason people drink alcohol or use
cocaine: it feels good.

If I want to feel good, I'll feel a lot better
eating the bacon that has the same amount of
saturated fat as a pat of butter.