Health Alert on Sat Fat Binges at Weekends
Your weekend breakfast treat of a bacon, egg and sausage fry-up could damage your health, experts warn. A survey shows that we are all cramming down far too much saturated fat in our free time. For example, a fried breakfast with buttered toast and a cappuccino contains 33.7 grams of saturated fat. The recommended daily limit is 30g for men and 20 for women.
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Brits double the amount of fat they eat at the weekend
Today is 'Faturday'... when we Brits double their fat consumption by bingeing on fry-ups atthe weekend. A study of 11,000 adults found most of us follow a healthy-eating regime during the week but gorged ourselves at the weekend.
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Binge drinking Brits were warned of a new peril yesterday – binge eating at weekends.
Millions who stick to healthy food during the week “reward” themselves with a Saturday FRY-UP, a survey revealed. They are also likely to tuck into chocolate, pizza and chips – all high in saturated fat that can raise cholesterol and lead to fatal heart attacks.
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How the weekend fry-up makes Saturday a fatter day
Put down the ketchup, and step away from the frying pan - because nutritionists have turned their fire on our weekend eating habits.
The Food Standards Agency is warning consumers of the high levels of saturated fat in fry-ups and other Saturday treats.
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Jamie Oliver's blog discussion forum
I have just read this article that was on the yahoo news page. It suggests that many british adults eat far too much saturated fats at the weekends.....I was quite suprised (and shocked ) at what the article thinks the average 40 year old british man or woman eats at the weekend.
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