Thanks for that BBC link - wow yes I agree that is such an irresponsible thing to say and it would be such an unbelievably irresponsible thing to implement!
Personally I think the healthy eating message that gets drummed into primary kids around here seems to be working - form mine at least. They may not like vegetables but they are cautious with sweets ;-) and do choose fruit over biscuits for snacks. Anyway while reading the BBC article I also found this:
BBC News - Chocolate 'may help keep people slim'
"People who eat chocolate regularly tend to be thinner, new research suggests.
The findings come from a study of nearly 1,000 US people that looked at diet, calorie intake and body mass index (BMI) - a measure of obesity.
It found those who ate chocolate a few times a week were, on average, slimmer than those who ate it occasionally."
BUT
But before you reach for a chocolate bar, there are still lots of unanswered questions. And in the absence of conclusive evidence, experts advise caution.
While there's no harm in allowing yourself a treat like chocolate now and again, eating too much might be harmful because it often contains a lot of sugar and fat too.
And if you are looking to change your diet, you are likely to benefit most from eating more fresh fruits and vegetables.
And of course LOTS and LOTS of reader comments!
Sorry haven't got time to read it at the moment so should not comment, but was it not the DM that first publicised this diet? (Or was it the Mirror??)
