‘In fact, a well-formulated LCHF diet provides even better nutrients and more fibre than a mainstream low-fat diet.’ Harking back to what she had said previously about starchy foods and phytates, she argued that there is a far higher risk of micronutrient deficiency in infants raised on baby cereals and carbohydrate-based foods, because the phytates in these foods compromise infants’ levels of essential vitamins and minerals.

