The Big Issue - UK (2020-03-02)

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fact/fiction. Old news, truthfully retold

FACTS. CHECKED

The report behind these stories makes no mention
of a fried breakfast and is hardly an endorsement for
Britain’s much-loved fry-up.
Instead, the study adds more weight to the idea
that eating a big meal at the end of the day when you
ŊÿǜĪŧĪƫƫƸŏŰĪƸżěǀƣŲŏƸżdzłŏƫŲżƸƸŊĪěĪƫƸÿƠƠƣżÿĜŊ
to follow.
SƸŏƫƸƣǀĪƸŊÿƸÿĜÿģĪŰŏĜƫģŏģǿŲģƸŊÿƸĪÿƸŏŲŃÿěŏŃ
ěƣĪÿŤłÿƫƸģŏģěǀƣŲƸǝŏĜĪƸŊĪĜÿŧżƣŏĪƫ᠇¼ŊĪƫƸǀģǣģŏģŲżƸ
measure weight loss.
¼ŊĪÃŲŏǜĪƣƫŏƸǣżłhdžěĪĜŤᠵŧĪģƫƸǀģǣĜĪŲƸƣĪģżŲ
ģŏĪƸᠵŏŲģǀĜĪģƸŊĪƣŰżŃĪŲĪƫŏƫᠤ'S¼ᠥ᠁ǝŊŏĜŊŏƫÿŰĪÿƫǀƣĪ
żłŊżǝǝĪŧŧżǀƣŰĪƸÿěżŧŏƫŰŏƫǝżƣŤŏŲŃÿŲģĜÿŲģŏdzłĪƣ
ģĪƠĪŲģŏŲŃżŲŰĪÿŧƸŏŰĪ᠇
¦ĪƫĪÿƣĜŊĪƣƫĜżŲģǀĜƸĪģÿƸŊƣĪĪᠵģÿǣŧÿěżƣÿƸżƣǣ
ƫƸǀģǣżłᙷᚂᡆŲżƣŰÿŧᠵǝĪŏŃŊƸᡇŰĪŲǝŊżÿƸĪÿŧżǝᠵĜÿŧżƣŏĪ
ěƣĪÿŤłÿƫƸÿŲģŊŏŃŊᠵĜÿŧżƣŏĪģŏŲŲĪƣƸŊĪŲģŏģƸŊĪƣĪǜĪƣƫĪ
łżƣÿƫĪĜżŲģƣżǀŲģ᠇¼ŊĪƫŰÿŧŧƫÿŰƠŧĪƫŏǭĪÿŲģǜÿƣŏĪƸǣ
should set alarm bells ringing – if you’re a woman
reading these stories, there is little to relate to.
tĪǜĪƣƸŊĪŧĪƫƫ᠁ƸŊĪǣģŏģǿŲģƸŊÿƸ'S¼ǝÿƫᙸ᠇ڑƸŏŰĪƫ
higher in the morning than in the evening while the
łżżģᠵŏŲģǀĜĪģŏŲĜƣĪÿƫĪżłěŧżżģƫǀŃÿƣÿŲģŏŲƫǀŧŏŲ

ĜżŲĜĪŲƸƣÿƸŏżŲƫģŏŰŏŲŏƫŊĪģÿǽƸĪƣěƣĪÿŤłÿƫƸĜżŰƠÿƣĪģ

ǝŏƸŊģŏŲŲĪƣ᠇/ÿƸŏŲŃÿŧżǝᠵĜÿŧżƣŏĪěƣĪÿŤłÿƫƸÿŧƫżŏŲĜƣĪÿƫĪģ

ÿƠƠĪƸŏƸĪłżƣƫǝĪĪƸƫ᠇¼ŊĪƣĪƠżƣƸģżĪƫŲżƸƫƸÿƸĪǝŊÿƸłżżģƫ

ǝĪƣĪŏŲĜŧǀģĪģŏŲƸŊĪŰĪÿŧ᠇

¼ŊĪƫƸǀģǣᡉƫÿǀƸŊżƣ'ƣdǀŧŏÿŲĪ¦ŏĜŊƸĪƣƫÿŏģ᠀ᡆǀƣƣĪƫǀŧƸƫ

show that a meal eaten for breakfast, regardless of the

ÿŰżǀŲƸżłĜÿŧżƣŏĪƫŏƸĜżŲƸÿŏŲƫ᠁ĜƣĪÿƸĪƫƸǝŏĜĪÿƫŊŏŃŊ

ģŏĪƸᠵŏŲģǀĜĪģƸŊĪƣŰżŃĪŲĪƫŏƫÿƫƸŊĪƫÿŰĪŰĪÿŧĜżŲƫǀŰĪģ

for dinner.

ᡆ¼ŊŏƫǿŲģŏŲŃŏƫƫŏŃŲŏǿĜÿŲƸłżƣÿŧŧƠĪżƠŧĪÿƫŏƸǀŲģĪƣŧŏŲĪƫ

ƸŊĪǜÿŧǀĪżłĪÿƸŏŲŃĪŲżǀŃŊÿƸěƣĪÿŤłÿƫƸ᠇ᡇ

®ŊĪÿģģĪģ᠀ᡆàĪƣĪĜżŰŰĪŲģƸŊÿƸƠÿƸŏĪŲƸƫǝŏƸŊżěĪƫŏƸǣ

ÿƫǝĪŧŧÿƫŊĪÿŧƸŊǣƠĪżƠŧĪĪÿƸÿŧÿƣŃĪěƣĪÿŤłÿƫƸƣÿƸŊĪƣ

ƸŊÿŲÿŧÿƣŃĪģŏŲŲĪƣƸżƣĪģǀĜĪěżģǣǝĪŏŃŊƸÿŲģƠƣĪǜĪŲƸ

ŰĪƸÿěżŧŏĜģŏƫĪÿƫĪƫ᠇ᡇ

¼żěĪłÿŏƣƸżƸŊĪŰĪģŏÿżǀƸŧĪƸƫĜżǜĪƣŏŲŃƸŊŏƫƫƸżƣǣ᠁ƸŊĪ

Daily StarŏƫƸŊĪŰÿŏŲżdzłĪŲģĪƣŊĪƣĪ᠇¼ŊĪƣĪƫƸģżÿŃżżģšżě

żłĜżǜĪƣŏŲŃƸŊĪƣĪƠżƣƸÿĜĜǀƣÿƸĪŧǣżŲƸŊĪǝŊżŧĪ᠁ÿƫƫżĜŏÿƸŏżŲ

ǝŏƸŊÿłƣǣᠵǀƠÿƫŏģĪ᠇

¼ŊĪŧĪƫƫżŲŊĪƣĪŏƫƸżƣĪÿģĜżǜĪƣÿŃĪżłƫĜŏĪŲƸŏǿĜ

studies in more than one news outlet to avoid misleading

takes like the Daily Star’s and, sadly, not to dig into

ŰżƣĪłƣǣᠵǀƠƫ᠇

Does eating a fried breakfast

help you lose weight?

HOW IT WAS TOLD

A fry-up to start the day and helping to shed pounds sounds too
good to be true. We all would if we could get away with it, right?
If only.
NĪÿģŧŏŲĪƫżŲFĪěƣǀÿƣǣᙷᚅǝĪƣĪÿŲĪŲĜżǀƣÿŃŏŲŃƫŏŃŲżłƸŊÿƸ
ŊǣƠżƸŊĪƸŏĜÿŧǀƸżƠŏÿĜżŰŏŲŃƸżƠÿƫƫ᠇
¼ŊĪƫƸżƣŏĪƫÿŧŧƫƸĪŰŰĪģłƣżŰÿƫƸǀģǣÿƸƸŊĪÃŲŏǜĪƣƫŏƸǣżłhdžěĪĜŤ
ŏŲGĪƣŰÿŲǣƠǀěŧŏƫŊĪģŏŲThe Journal of Clinical Endocrinology
& Metabolism.
The SunᡉƫƣĪƠżƣƸ᠁ŧŏŤĪŰÿŲǣƫƸżƣŏĪƫ᠁ĪŰƠŊÿƫŏƫĪģƸŊĪƫŏǭĪżł
ƸŊĪěƣĪÿŤłÿƫƸěǀƸǀƫĪģÿƠŏĜżłÿłƣǣᠵǀƠƣÿƸŊĪƣƸŊÿŲĜĪŲƸƣŏŲŃ
ƸŊĪŏƣŊĪÿģŧŏŲĪżŲŏƸ᠇¼ŊĪǣżƠƸĪģłżƣ᠀ᡆ¦/f¼N/F®¼᠀/ÿƸÿěŏŃ
ěƣĪÿŤłÿƫƸƸżŧżƫĪǝĪŏŃŊƸłÿƫƸᠲǣżǀᡉŧŧᡈěǀƣŲ¼àS /ÿƫŰÿŲǣĜÿŧżƣŏĪƫᡉᡇ᠇
rÿŏŧŲŧŏŲĪᡉƫĪdzłżƣƸǝÿƫŏŲÿƫŏŰŏŧÿƣǜĪŏŲǝŏƸŊ᠀ᡆ/ÿƸŏŲŃÿěŏŃ
ěƣĪÿŤłÿƫƸŏŲƫƸĪÿģżłÿŧÿƣŃĪģŏŲŲĪƣĜżǀŧģŊĪŧƠǣżǀěǀƣŲ'Ãh/
ƸŊĪÿŰżǀŲƸżłĜÿŧżƣŏĪƫᡈěĪĜÿǀƫĪŏƸěżżƫƸƫƸŊĪŰĪƸÿěżŧŏƫŰŰżƣĪᡉᡇ᠇
Metro, the Daily Mirror and Yahoo! also followed suit.
¼ŊĪ Daily Star’s version of the story, however, went in fully on the
łƣǣᠵǀƠÿŲŃŧĪ᠇¼ŊĪǣŃżƸƫƸǀĜŤŏŲǝŏƸŊƸŊĪŊĪÿģŧŏŲĪ᠀ᡆGĪƣŰÿŲĪǢƠĪƣƸƫ
ƫÿǣĪÿƸŏŲŃłǀŧŧ/ŲŃŧŏƫŊěƣĪÿŤłÿƫƸƫĜżǀŧģŧĪÿģƸżǝĪŏŃŊƸŧżƫƫᡇ᠇
SƸᡉƫłÿƣłƣżŰƸŊĪǿƣƫƸƸŏŰĪƸŊĪƸÿěŧżŏģƫŊÿǜĪĪǢÿŰŏŲĪģƸŊĪŰĪƣŏƸƫ
żłƸŊĪłƣǣᠵǀƠÿŲģ᠁ŏŲģĪĪģ᠁ŲżƸƸŊĪǿƣƫƸƸŏŰĪƸŊÿƸǝĪŊÿǜĪĜżǜĪƣĪģ
ƸŊĪłǀŧŧ/ŲŃŧŏƫŊ᠓®ĜżƸƸŏƫŊ᠓àĪŧƫŊᠤģĪŧĪƸĪÿƫÿƠƠƣżƠƣŏÿƸĪᠥěƣĪÿŤłÿƫƸ᠇
àĪƣÿŲƸŊĪƣǀŧĪżǜĪƣƣĪƠżƣƸƫƸŊÿƸĪǢĪƣĜŏƫŏŲŃÿǽƸĪƣÿłƣǣᠵǀƠǝÿƫƸŊĪ
ƫĪĜƣĪƸƸżƫŊĪģģŏŲŃƠżǀŲģƫŏŲĜƸżěĪƣŧÿƫƸǣĪÿƣ᠇
®żģżƸŊĪƫĪƫƸżƣŏĪƫŰÿŤĪÿěĪƸƸĪƣĜÿƫĪłżƣƫÿǀƫÿŃĪ᠁ĪŃŃƫ᠁ěÿĜżŲ
ÿŲģƸŊĪƣĪƫƸƸżěĪÿƠÿƣƸżłǣżǀƣģŏĪƸ᠈
Illustration: Miles Cole

WORTH

Men should have no more

than 30g of saturated

fat per day, for women

the limit is 20g and kids

should have even less

Stats:

/ŲŃŧŏƫŊƣĪÿŤłÿƫƸ®żĜŏĪƸǣ᠒tN®

REPE INII G

Half of the British

population started

the day with an

English breakfast in

its early-1950s pomp

ǼȀɯǽǻ&

of saturated fat is

typically found in the

English breakfast