Jonno wrote:

Yes it is a problem that while sensationalism of any problems lasts long
after the REAL facts are published. This then gets less publicity.
So we are all misinformed due to this lack of sensationalism of the real
truth.. Look at the problem with eggs and cholesterol. The readers
digest long ago stymied that theory and yet we are still being told to
avoid eggs. We should be told "Get out and exercise to lower
cholesterol, because you body manufactures that stuff itself. It has
nothing to do with eggs...

Aaah, more advice from Dieticians?

Think back to the time when they were screaming about bread. What
happened? The incidence of arse-rot (colon cancer took off). Woops,
dietician discovered that we need fibre in our diet and we faced a flood
of "fibre" products.

Naah, I'll pass on any advice from a dietician. They are just
credentialised fad diet composers.

Neither can you trust the CSIRO as they can obviously be brought off as
well to push certain products. e.g. meat.

basically, all you can do is see what we eaten over the centuries and
stick to it.

OTOH, the amount of physical work in our society has plummeted, so you
really do need to ensure you get an adequate physical work-out daily.

I tended to walk to and (occassionally) from work (train journey in
middle) and use bicycle for all the local shopping.