1980s Health Guidelines On Saturated Fats

EDM number 809 in 2014-15, proposed by Keith Vaz on 23/02/2015.
Categorised under the topics of Food, Health education and preventive medicine and Obesity.

That this House notes that recent evidence published in the journal, Open Heart, has determined that dietary guidelines given 30 years ago to avoid fatty foods were based on shaky evidence; believes that this has led to a focus on foods high in fat content; is concerned that this focus has overshadowed the impact of food high in sugar and carbohydrates, which have contributed heavily to the obesity crisis; and further notes that high-fat products and other risky food content should only be consumed as part of a balanced diet.

This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs.