To think cheese is a healthy snack?

[insuranceidiot]

Maybe I am. I gave my LB cheese chunks in a little pot and a small bottle of water for his Break today on his first day in Primary school. He loves this and has it at home. He came home with a note saying in future to send a healthy nutritious snack in future.

Can I ask what u would send as a Healthy snack to school please?

I didn't say that mummy. No need to be sarky.

You think people in the 70s who thought fat was bad thought they'd subsequently be found to be wrong? Of course they didn't. Do you seriously think other low fat lay people weren't exactly as evangelical as you?

I know that excessive sugar is bad for your health in many ways

I know that excessive fat is bad for your health in many ways

I know that we know very little, relatively speaking, about diet and health/ weight gain/ obesity.

I know that in 30 years we will know a lot more, and that many of the things we believe to be true today will be subsequently debunked

I know that watching a few documentaries on Netflix about sugar doesn't make you a health scientist.

I know that watching a few documentaries on Netflix about sugar doesn't make you a health scientist

I used to be a clinical biochemist and spent 10 years working as a health scientist. That makes me an ex health scientist.

About tooth decay:

www.dunesdental4kids.com/dr-howensteins-blog/2016/2/18/w1akew2kktjw47bw3yz39kovdzpv71

"Whenever we eat or drink something that contains sugar or starch, the bacteria use them to produce acids. These acids begin to eat away at the tooth's hard outer surface, or enamel."
"frequency is more important than the quantity"

This is why eating fruit (or any sugars) several times during the day can be bad for you. Worse if it's sugary and acid.

Well there you go ego, you of all people should know scientists don't always get it right, but do the best they can with the evidence available at the time.

Indeed - and fat is one such example. Even now, the advice on animal / vegetable fat and saturated fat is not brilliant.

Sugar however. Processed sugar. I am more than happy not to have too much of that in my diet.

There is still a lot of stuff we don't know. And stuff we are touching on. Gut bacteria looks like the new area.

Gut bacteria is pretty fascinating I agree!