Butter is no more ‘utterly butterly delicious’ because it leads to about 3, 500 premature deaths a year in Britain.

Leading heart surgeon Dr Shyam Kolvekar warned against eating butter daily after seeing 33 year olds needing heart bypass surgery because of too much butter in their diet.

Dr Kolvekar of the University College London Hospital said, “By banning butter and replacing it with a healthy spread, the average daily sat-fat (saturated fat) intake would be reduced by 8 gms. By the time I see people it’s too late, but often the need for heart surgery could be prevented by following a lower sat-fat diet.”

A national survey figures state that 88 per cent men, 90 per cent children and 83 per cent women in Britain consume saturated fat in excess.

With the passage of time, a high saturated fats diet can cause raised blood cholesterol and choke arteries by fatty deposits.

About 198,000 deaths every year are caused by cardiovascular disease and costs the economy £7.9billion a year.

Dr Kolvekar advises that people should avoid red meat and if it is to be consumed then all the fat should be removed, take low-fat milk and prefer olive and sunflower oil.