Scientific studies show that the proportion of men and women classed as obese has risen steeply in recent years. However, there has been no particular increase in the number of people who are overweight, and calorie intake has generally decreased. So we are eating less but obesity has increased. What's going on? Diet lawyer Hannah Sutter exposes lies, misinformation and distortion in the basic health guidelines promoted by the government, the NHS, the Food Standards Agency and other esteemed `expert' authorities. From the calorie counting and exercise myths to the food pyramid, ketosis and BMI misinformation, Sutter uncovers a series of highly disturbing fictions that underpin government health policy throughout the world.
