Professor Susan Jebb, of Oxford University another dietitian on the payroll !

An article in today's Telegraph caught my eye an extract you see below. I am rapidly building up a list of so called independent professionals commenting about diet in newspapers and on TV, Susan Jebb was a new name to me.

“Every year, people pour millions of pounds down the drain to no avail following one fad diet or another,” said Professor Susan Jebb, of Oxford University, an advisor on obesity for the government.

This is true, most people who lose weight pile it back on again, diets don't work for most people, a lifestyle change for life is required for many people especially type two diabetics. Imagine my astonishment to learn Susan is on the payroll of Rosemary Conley’s Organisation. But wait it gets worse.

"Furthermore, a Food Standards Agency meeting which Dr Jebb chaired in 2008 concluded that Conley’s portion pots could be a valuable aid to losing weight. A spokesman for the MRC said that while it is ‘committed to transparency, scientific ­integrity and independence’, its scientists can ‘provide scientific advice or consultancy to third parties’. 

The spokesman went on to say that Dr Jebb declared her work with Rosemary Conley before taking up the MRC job. 

In 2003 she was criticised for saying there ‘was not a shred of evidence’ that the Atkins diet –which urges followers to cut out carbohydrates such as bread – worked. It was later revealed that MRC research into the topic was partially funded by the flour industry.

So there you have it, yet again we find a dietitian or highly influential person (Susan is both) in nutrition and diet linked to big pharma or the junk food industry and in this case, on the payroll of Rosemary Conley  a commercial outfit peddling weight loss products. Hang on a minute didn't she say today “Every year, people pour millions of pounds down the drain to no avail following one fad diet or another,” Rosemary Conley won't be amused. Oh well another day another dollar. So often we see, fact is stranger than fiction, but that's the dietitian business. Meanwhile the nation becomes more obese by the day.

Suzie Walker a nutritionist got it right in a comment.

Geez, for goodness sakes, when are the NHS and BDA going to realise that calories are not the answer and calorie restriction is DEFINITELY NOT THE ANSWER. 
1. Carbs not fat are the enemy
2. Calorie restriction hinders metabolism and can lead to muscle catabolism 
3. Weight loss is therefore muscle and water not FAT LOSS
4. Eating fats = Fat Loss
5. Follow the new Swedish guidelines - HFLC (High Fat Low Carb) and put a stop to this obesity epidemic not to mention reverse Type 2 Diabetes, hypertension and blood fat levels. 
Suzie Walker- Nutritionist

Eddie

Post edit.

She's is also a member of Scientific Advisory Boards for Coca-Cola, Heinz, PepsiCo, Nestlé and Kellogg’s

Graham

Full Telegraph story here.

Source of more information here.

"The NHS has warned that people are ‘pouring money down the drain’ with fad New Year diets and has launched its own 12 week weight-loss plan.

January traditionally sees hundreds of miracle diet and detox plans rushed out in an attempt to cash-in on the guilt many feel after an over-indulgent Christmas.

But health experts warn that few have any nutritional or scientific basis and rarely work in the long term. Some can even be dangerous, they claim.

Now a simple four month plan has been developed by the NHS and British Dietetic Association (BDA) based on the latest advice on diet and exercise.

“Every year, people pour millions of pounds down the drain to no avail following one fad diet or another,” said Professor Susan Jebb, of Oxford University, an advisor on obesity for the government"