SAT FATS: THE TRUTH

Have red meat and cheese been unfairly maligned as a heart attack waiting to happen? Here’s the final word

More than 70 years since saturated fat was first cast as public health enemy number one, scientists are still struggling to agree on whether meat and dairy are unfairly maligned whole foods, packed with essential nutrients and vitamins – or a heart attack waiting to happen. With the publication of some surprising new research, the dispute is heating up