I get cross with foodies who think hospital food should be Michelin-star and caterers can fall into this trap.

If you eat good ingredients, and moderately, it should not be a problem. If you look at the bakers over the years, how many obese bakers have there been? There have been a few - nobody's saying you can't join 'Bake Off' if you're obese - but by and large bakers, just like cooks, are not particularly overweight.

Food shouldn't do you any harm, obviously you don't want a bad diet, but it should be one of life's great pleasures.

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