1.   A diet too high in refined sugar and fat will predispose to either obesity or shortage of nutrients, including minerals.

2.   Animal fats and refined sugar contribute to a weight problem and can be a factor in heart and arterial disease.

3.   As for refined sugar - cut it out, as much as you can.

4.   Cut down on refined white sugar, and white flour, and eat more wholemeal, granary and brown products.

5.   Excessive quantities of dairy products, refined sugars and raw foods would be best avoided, with the emphasis on excessive.

6.   Read the labels on the foods you buy and you will be surprised at the number of hidden sources of refined sugar.

7.   Refined white sugar is also entirely lacking in nutrients and adds nothing to our diet.

8.   The thing to avoid or at least cut down on is refined sugar and the products that contain it.

9.   Refined sugars are absorbed into the bloodstream very quickly.

10.   Analysts said Iran, Iraq, Syria and Libya have all bought cargoes of refined white sugar in recent days, encouraged by the recent slump in prices.