Diet and Health Today

Saturated Fat is an essential part of a healthy diet. Far from causing health problems, it alleviates them by helping reduce weight and the absorption of essentual, fat soluble, vitamins.

… “Things we’ve got wronger than a very wrong thing”! As the brilliant Dr Malcolm Kendrick would say – and Black-adder before him! Why do we say “eat less/do more”? Does it work? What do the laws of thermodynamics actually say? (because it isn’t “eat less/do more”) Why do we say “to lose 1lb of fat, we need to create a deficit of 3,500 calories”? Is any part of this equation correct? Do the 7 leading public health authorities in the UK know why they say this? Does anyone? What is human fat tissue