What's ironic - butter has been long railed against as being "bad" - however its taste is unmatched, but *margarine* is now considered by the health experts revised view as being really, really "bad". For years people have eschewed butter for reasons other than price. I kind of consider it part of the "wholly trinity" of butter, onions and garlic as far as cooking goes. Eggs, butter and milk are wholesome foods and help kids grow up strong and healthy. A well rounded diet with beef, poultry, fish and veggies is about as good as it gets. Fresh air, exercise, sunshine too. Don't smoke, keep a clean mind and body. Be mentally alert and morally straight...
Hm, sounds like the Boy Scouts!
I switched to butter a long time ago because I couldn't pronounce the ingredients in margarine and I figured, if I had to take my chances with something, it might as well be something my body recognises as food.
I also seem to recall reading that very high fat diets are supposed to help kids with epilepsy. The children put cream on their cereal instead of milk. Somehow it's supposed to contol or lessen the severity of their seizures.