Public health England unveiled their new OneYou “diet plan”for adults last month – widely reported in the media as Britons being “put on a diet” by the government! Recommended calorie (energy) intake for men is 2500 calories a day and for women 2000, so the plan consisted of a 400-600-600 calorie split for breakfast lunch and dinner, leaving room left for snacks.
But why are we being recommended to divide up our calories this way – and should we all be doing it?