Butter can be part of a healthy diet, says the dairy council

Article Type: Food facts From: Nutrition & Food Science, Volume 40, Issue 3.

Calls for a ban on butter belong to the bad old days of knee-jerk nutritional science, The Dairy Council said today. “Dairy companies have worked hard over the years to ensure that there is a huge range of butters and spreads available on the market. Shoppers can choose a product with the flavour or fat profile that best suits their diet”.

On its Eat Well site the Food Standards Agency advises “it's OK to eat a small amount of butter as part of a healthy balanced diet”.