No evidence low fat is better for you

The 2% fat Greek yogurt is lovely. It could even get me off my duff to go out shopping. (Although the fat free is ok!)

Shall I tell you about these fantastic desserts they do in the baguette shop in Cardigan?

Low fat and low sugar are not mutually exclusive, if you avoid foodstuffs that have lots of refined fats and carbs added it's perfectly possible to meet the FSA nutrition guidelines by a good margin.

Interesting that the current obesity epidemic, as it's being called, kicked off at pretty much the same time as advice to cut down on animal fats became common, and it was advice given to everyone, not just fat people. Low fat foods tend to be padded with sugar and other carbohydrates which, as is being widely recognised now, are far worse, not least because they contain fewer useful nutrients that animal fat do. Animal fats also keep you unhungry for longer because they take longer to break down.

Anyway, I've said enough. I'm just amused by the fact that articles saying advice to cut down on fats was mistaken are becoming more common.

A quote from the reference in your own link:

"In 11 of 16 studies, high-fat dairy intake was inversely associated with measures of adiposity."

If fat people are told to eat less fat it's not surprising that low fat diets are associated with obesity.

Have just bought ( by mistake! ) fat free greek yoghurt from Azda, it is ?!

"associated with" is not a causal link, crun, as I'm sure you know. Causal link has never been scientifically established.

teetime greek joghurt is joghurt with 10% fat. There is no 0% greek joghurt. You can't make joghurt out of milk with no cream in it. You would need a load of chemicals to make it set at all and that's what you are eating.
Treat yourself to the full fat version and eat less of it.

Moderation in all things?

Xanthelasma is associated with a large increase in the risk of MI, ischemic heart disease and mortality. My xanthelasma disappeared when I cut my fat consumption.

this doesn't mean we can go stuffing out faces with fatty stuff though - just that it seems that full fat dairy is no worse than low fat

As children and young adults we ate everything full fat and we were as skinny as rakes. We did walk everywhere and didn't sit on our bums in front of the TV. I have stopped worrying about reduced fat and just eat smaller portions of whatever I fancy. Everything in moderation works.

0% plain greek yogurt for me on my fruit, very light Lurpak on bread, chicken and fish and small amount of very lean meat. Sticking with that wouldn't dream of eating full fat anything with my thighs!

Hope so,because I have everything full fat,

Discussed before no? Low fat options are usually loaded with sugar or other unhealthy ingredients to make them taste passable.

Much rather have a small amount of healthy food with healthy fats (mind you, palm oil I avoid like the plague, for other reasons).

I shall continue enjoying my full fat greek style yogurt and the butter with my Marmite on toast.

I thought we knew that already.

Hence 'butter is better'!