IT emerged this week that butter, full-fat milk and cheese may not be so bad for us after all.

A new study has claimed that guidelines issued in the UK and the United States in the 1980s were flawed.

Without going into depth about the latest findings, I reckon the message is that now you need not be afraid about consuming the aforementioned dairy foods but it might not be wise to go daft on them.

I am happy to believe that many health guidelines have been issued by experts who earnestly thought their studies would let people live longer and better lives.

On the other hand, what we were told about dairy foods in the 1980s appears to be yet another example of experts causing the public unnecessary concern.

So many reports in recent times seem to contradict other studies.

One day you read that chocolate is bad, then the following day a new report suggests that a certain type of chocolate may actually be beneficial for some people.

I have long believed that if adhering to all health warnings from across the globe one would end up in a state of serious mental confusion and dangerously undernourished.

The General Manager shares my opinion that many foods today are almost tasteless, possibly because they are processed in a way that makes for a longer shelf life.

If more foods were tasty perhaps we would be much less likely to over-indulge in chocolate and other sweets just because we desire some pleasure from eating.

A while ago, I expressed the wish that food specialists could come up with an iced bun that was not only ultra-delicious but, without using questionable ingredients, enabled the person consuming it to lose weight.

And the more buns consumed, the more the pounds would drop off.

It would be nice if this bun also did not cause tooth decay, made one’s hair shinier, let you see in the dark without a torch and gave the physical ability to swim the Atlantic in a day.

It’s only a dream but I’d really love such a bun.