Derval O'Rourke: Let's talk about food fats

This week I’m chatting about food fats, basically what you need to know about fats. Then for my recipe, it’s chicken, basil and tomato quiche and some easy eggs in jacket potatoes.

The fear of fats we have experienced over the last few decades has its roots in a famous study published in the 1950s. The results of this study suggested that fat was responsible for heart disease. Almost immediately fat became public health enemy number one and low fat versions of our favourite foods flooded supermarket shelves.