Nigella and Rick Stein promote fatty food says report

The food cooked by top chefs encourages unhealthy eating, according to an independent report from a group of senior dieticians.

Nigella Lawson, Rick Stein, Jean-Christophe Novelli and John Burton-Race are all noted for using large amounts of cream and butter in their cookbooks, thus promoting saturated fat intake way beyond the recommended daily allowance.

The findings come from The Fat Panel, a collection of dieticians including Sian Porter, a member of the British Dietetic Association. She said: "these recipes are fine for a special occasion, but if you cook regularly from them there is a high chance you will be taking in a lot of fat".

"Nigella, Jean-Christophe Novelli and Rick Stein use the highest levels of saturated fat. If you look at Nigella's egg and bacon pie, it uses butter which is fine for indulgence but not as a habit."

Phil Vickery was also mentioned in the report for using too much saturated fat, but Jamie Oliver and Delia Smith were given a healthy rating by the panel.

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