Get the spag bol on the boil: a major new study has contradicted years of nutritional advice by revealing that pasta can actually help you lose weight.
A meta-analysis of 30 studies by Canadian researchers found that three portions a week can help people drop more than 1lb over four months. Probably not enough to completely transform your figure, but still, the picture is a far cry from the carb-panic that has gripped dieters in recent years.
From the Atkins to the Paleo and the Keto, various 'fad' regimes have seen people give up pasta and potato in favour of spiralised courgetti and cauliflower "rice".
If pasta can actually help you lose weight, could it mean that the so-called low-carb food...