Flutterby™! : fat guidelines have no evidence base

British Journal of Sports Medicine: Dietary fat guidelines have no evidence base: where next for public health nutritional advice?

Conclusions Dietary fat guidelines have prevailed for almost 40 years. The evidence base at the time of their introduction has been examined for the first time and found lacking. Evidence currently available provides no additional support. Public health opinion differed when the guidelines were introduced. Opposition to the guidelines is becoming more strident. Substantial increases in diet-related illness over the past four decades, particularly obesity and type 2 diabetes, indicate that a review of dietary advice is warranted.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-096734