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On the 11th July 2007 researchers declared the time was right to debate a "fat tax".

But the idea was dismissed in 2004 by former prime minister Tony Blair as too suggestive of a "nanny state".

I thought it would be valuable to review a weight loss programme that recently aired on ITV, Tuesdays 8pm called The World's Best Diet.

Enjoy the blog and feel free to comment at the end 

 I can imagine that many feel this is a very bold statement to make. I agree, it is. But yet I am confident in the truth of this statement in relation to much of the current scientific evidence.

The supplement industry was estimated in a report in the Guardian newspaper in February of 2009 to be worth £13.5 billion worldwide.

The following are letters between myself and Ifzal Khan a dairy hygiene specialist for the FSA.

The following are letters between myself and the FSA regarding the labelling of trans fats. Dated: 21/11/2006

Cereal giant Nestle introduced a "Nutrition expert" on the side of all cereal boxes in 2007. The following is an email directed to that expert.

Well what about those who prefer to eat a higher amount of plant materials within their diet? As mentioned in part 1 of this blog I have no intention of questioning the ethical reasons or beliefs behind a choice to be vegetarian. However, we do need to honestly ask the question is simply eating plants and leaving out animal products going to lead to greater health?

It seems today that there are so many different ways claimed to lead to greater health covering the full spectrum from extreme meat eating to a virtually plant based diet. This is not meant to be a discussion over the ethical issues between being a vegetarian or a carnivore.

Times Past Cheeses

We just received a great informative email from the Weston A Price foundation regarding Swine flu.

Lacto-fermented Lemon Ginger Ale

Ingredients: 

2 medium sized organic ginger roots

Coconut Recipes - 
Taken from Eat fat lose fat by Dr Mary Enig & Sally Fallon.

In 2003 the scientists at McGill University in Canada published an article that could potentially change the way we eat when trying to manage our weight. The effects of ‘heart healthy’ olive oil were compared to highly saturated coconut oil in relation to the role they played in metabolism and body fat loss.