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Walter Willett, who is Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at Harvard’s School of Public Health, has called for more of the pioneering legislation that has seen damaging trans fats banned in New York restaurants and controlled in Denmark.

In a lecture given at the University of Edinburgh, Professor Willett called for a break with bad eating habits that have persisted over centuries in northern Europe and America and are a throwback to a time when food was scarce and people relied heavily on dairy products and red meats.

“It works very well if you need to live to 45, but if you want to live to 75 or 80 in good condition, it’s not so good,” Professor Willett said.

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