With the type of physically demanding work the older lot did (not the parent's generation, but the grandparents), butter was essential. Well, their whole diet was more natural. Chemical pesticides and fertilizers hadn't become common yet, fruits and vegies were grown and eaten from their own land, no preservatives, waxes, growth chemicals.
With the work load and hot climate, folks didn't put on much weight.
Even today I think if we cut out our other fatty foods and stick to just butter, then it shouldn't be any problem. Only problem is, if we have a teaspoon of butter, then some chips (North American kind, not the "fishn'chips), then some fries, then some cookies,...
Restrict your diet to just the simple Punjabi diet( plenty of dahi, milk, dals, gheo) combined with plenty of cardio and weights...I see it as soney tey sohaga, no harm at all.
If on the other hand you can't be bothered to excercise, then do your heart a favor and skip the butter. As Gurbani says..."Khoob Khana kheechari"....rice and dal is just fine...
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