Eating pasta is not fattening, according to an Italian study (suspicious much?).

While more and more people in recent years have been shunning the golden starch believing it to be fattening, a new survey of more than 23 000 people have linked pasta consumption to both lower body mass and waist-to-hip ratio.

According to The Telegraph:

Publication of the paper comes amid a fierce debate in the UK between supporters of official dietary advice, which advocates eating a wholesome intake of carbohydrates but small amounts of fat, and those who argue that fat is not fattening but that carbohydrates should be avoided.

This makes me feel so much better about going to Burrata in The Old Biscuit Mill tonight for some of their finest Italian-inspired pasta.

George Pounis, the paper’s lead author, said:

We have seen that consumption of pasta, contrary to what many think, is not associated with an increase in body weight, rather the opposite.

Our data shows that enjoying pasta according to individuals’ needs contributes to a healthy body mass index, lower waist circumference and better waist-hip ratio.