Dr William Li, whose book Eat to Beat Your Diet is a New York Times bestseller, says the most dangerous type of fat is visceral fat (also known as belly fat), which is stored deep inside the abdomen.
Diet pills have had a chequered history and only one is approved for NHS use in the UK - Xenical - which is not hugely popular because of its mode of operation.
Incidences of the disease, which kills 17,000 per year in the UK, have surged by 52 per cent in 25-49 year-olds over the last 30 years, according to studies. But eating more fibre could greatly cut t…
Professor Spector claimed increasing evidence highlighted how many people could delay, or even prevent, the memory robbing disorder, through what they eat.
Tim Spector said he adopted a generally more relaxed attitude to eating healthily on Christmas Day compared to the rest of the year, but admitted two foods remained on the naughty list.