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The Report: The Truth About Fat

The Truth About Fat

12/03/2015

BBC Radio 4 - The Report, The Truth About Fat

Low-fat diets are often recommended, but is this based on solid science?

A recent report in a respected scientific journal claims there is no link between saturated fat and heart disease. Is it wrong to recommend a low-fat diet? Adrian Goldberg reports.

There is no link between saturated fat and heart disease, according to a recent report in a respected scientific journal. So why has official public health advice for the past decades recommended a low fat diet? Adrian Goldberg investigates. 

Producer: Gemma Newby
Reporter: Adrian Goldberg.

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