Focus on low fat foods ‘is making obesity crisis worse’

Urging people to follow low fat diets and to lower their cholesterol is having “disastrous health consequences”, a health charity in Britain has warned.

In a damning report that accuses major public health bodies of colluding with the food industry, the National Obesity Forum and the Public Health Collaboration call for a “major overhaul” of current dietary guidelines.

They say the focus on low fat diets is failing to address Britain’s obesity crisis, while snacking between meals is making people fat.