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The tiny section remaining on our plate is for fatty and sugary foods. Fats and sugar are found in many, many foods – not only in butter, cream and all types of sugar, but ‘hidden’ in lots of processed foods. Did you know, for example, that a large sausage contains the equivalent of 3 teaspoons of fat, and a can of soft drink 8 teaspoons of sugar?

We do need some fat in our diet. Fat is a source of vitamins A, D and E and essential fatty acids. But we don’t need to deliberately choose fatty foods – because we get quite enough of both from other, more healthy foods.