Saturday Tadka: How Fat Became Our Friend - Expert Reveals Why It's Time To Ditch Low Calorie Foods Which Are Packed With Sugar?

By NEWSCOP } INNLIVE

• Experts warn against dieting on low fat yoghurt, rice crackers and cereals
• 99 per cent fat-free products are often low in fibre and full of added sugar
• Rebecca Charlotte Reynolds, nutrition lecturer from Sydney, explains

For years we were told the secret to staying slim and healthy was a low fat, low calorie diet.

But the tide has begun to turn - and the countless products claiming to be 'light', 'lean' or '99 per cent fat-free' are becoming increasingly demonised.