I read an article in a newspaper recently (Daily Mail – “The Big Fat Lies about Britain’s obesity epidemic” – by Hannah Sutter) – the title speaks for itself.
Hannah Sutter is lawyer by training yet has obviously spent a lot of time researching, and has concluded that the Government’s guidance on this issue is just plain wrong. I’m not going to reproduce the article here, but she has written a book on the subject “Big Fat Lies”.
She said that there were three main problem areas with government advice.
- Starch (recommended by government) – is it really good for you in this day and age when we are mostly sedentary? – NO says Hannah
- Fats (a real no-no by government, especially saturated fats) – are they really so bad? – NO says Hannah
- Exercise (yeah, just do it, government says, and recommends 60 – 90 minutes light exercise a day) – does it really help with weight loss? – NO (sort of) says Hannah, she’s not exactly very clear on this
There is an awful lot of content in this essay, some of which I agree with and some I don’t. So, to give it the respect it deserves, I will be going into more detail in more blogs to follow – watch this space!
Anyway, what’s your take on this?
You can buy Hannah’s book here -
