Critics say a new report that actually advises people to eat a high fat diet to cut obesity and type 2 diabetes is irresponsible, and cherry picked its facts (before rolling them in egg and bread crumbs, pan frying them in butter, and sprinkling them with cheese).

A UK group calling itself the National Obesity Forum is promoting high fat foods, while claiming that promoting low-fat food has had "disastrous health consequences" and should be reversed.  Its report does contain some reasomable advice, such as cutting sugar intake and eliminating snacking.  But it also makes claims that fly in the face of decades of nutrition and health research.  The group claims that: Eating fat does not make one fat; Saturated fat does not cause heart disease; and full-fat dairy is probably protective.

Does that seem reasonable?  Experts are lining up to say, "No!"

"In the face of all the evidence, calling for people to eat more fat, cut out carbs and ignore calories is irresponsible," said Dr. Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist with the goverment agency Public Health England.  "Too much saturated fat in the diet increases the risk of raised cholesterol, a route to heart disease and possible death," she added - pointing out that thousands of studies went into create modern health and nutritional guideline.  The National Obesity Forum report cites only 43 pieces, and some of them were commentaries.

Professor Simon Capewell of the charity Faculty of Public Health is concerned that the National Obesity Forum report "is not peer reviewed and does not indicate who wrote it or how it was funded".

The National Obesity Forum admits that receives professional and financial support from the food industry, pharmaceutical companies, and medical bodies.