Biochemist explains how better understanding of fat can help us lose it

A new book written by a US scientist, who has struggled with her weight for years, sets out to change our perception of fat and how to lose it, says Johanna Thomas-Carr.

SYLVIA TARA hasn’t eaten dinner for three-and-a-half years.

In fact, very little passes her lips after 3pm because she knows that managing her fat is far more complicated than the diet industry has led her to believe.