Doubts cast on science behind the war on fat

A NEW study carried out at the University of Limerick says the science on which claims that we are facing an obesity epidemic are based is highly questionable.

According to the author of the study, Dr Lee Monaghan, one widely-used obesity indicator would deem Brad Pitt, George Clooney and most of the Munster rugby team to be obese.

Dr Monaghan, who is a senior lecturer at UL, claims the science behind the war on fat is highly uncertain and founded upon questionable assumptions about what actually determines health.