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TV chef revealed on today's This Morning he has shed 12kg
He eats 'more than he used to' but has 'simple foods that are nutritious'
Believes 'food is medicine' and NHS will benefit from people eating better
Last week launched his 'war on sugar' imposing tax on fizzy drinks

Published: 13:00 EST, 7 September 2015 | Updated: 14:55 EST, 7 September 2015

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Losing weight is often associated with cutting back on food with popular eating plans like the fast diet advocating surviving on just 500 calories a day.

But TV chef Jamie Oliver says dropping the pounds doesn't have to mean ditching platefuls of food and he reveals he has lost nearly stone by eating more.

The father-of-four said on today's This Morning that he has shed 12kg (27lb) after learning more about 'simple foods that are nutritious and delicious'.

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Jamie Oliver arrives at the ITV studios to appear on This Morning where he revealed he has recently lost 12kg

The TV chef said he feels like he has more energy and has slimmed down, left, after eating more nutritious foods than he used to, pictured right in 2010

He told presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield: 'I lost 12 kilos quite quickly and I didn't do it through not eating. I ate a lot, more than I was used to. I pushed meat down, pushed veggie up, got more sleep and more movement.'

Jamie, 40, said eating well 'doesn't have to be complicated' but the key is to eat filling foods that are also high in vitamins and minerals such as fish and vegetables.

He added that it's important for people to remember that 'no wonder ingredient is a golden bullet' for weight loss. He recommends eating a 'rainbow' of healthy foods rather than focusing on the latest superfood fad.

The cook, who whipped up a sea bass with pea, mint and asparagus mash live on the ITV show, said losing weight doesn't have to be all about denial.

He even said we shouldn't give up on sugar altogether - even though he declared 'war' on it last week.

Speaking on This Morning, Jamie said losing weight doesn't have to mean starving

The chef shows Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby how to make sea bass with pea, mint and asparagus

Jamie said dishes like this including fish and vegetables are 'nutritious and delicious'

He explained: 'You can totally still have a biscuit. I am a food lover, apart from hydrogenated fats, I am not anti any food - including sugar. Maple syrup, honey, sugar is there for us to love but the story with sugar is it's gone too far, when something is too loud you turn it down, it's more like that.'

Jamie said he felt good and full of energy after changing his diet and said it's vital not to skip breakfast - but again be vigilant about avoiding choices that are too sugary.

He said: 'The industry on breakfasts and cereals has trained us to think that we only have 45 seconds a day [to have it] and so we are programmed to think "we haven’t got time".

'If you go down the aisles there’s a very small percentage that aren't loaded with sugar, so reading labels is really important... you're three times more likely to be overweight or obese if you don't have breakfast - which is contrary to what people think "I'll skip breakfast, I'm trying to be good today"... and that's not good.'

Jamie demonstrates how to make the healthy dinner as he urged people to think of 'food as medicine'

Last week Jamie declared his 'war on sugar' with his Channel 4 documentary Jamie's Sugar Rush.

In the programme, he examined the link between diet-related diseases such as Type 2 diabetes and increased sugar consumption.

He said we are currently consuming too much sugar via fizzy drinks and sweets and he is campaigning for a 20p per litre 'sugar tax' on all soft drinks with added sweetener - which he says could reduce obesity levels by up to 200,000 and raise £1billion a year to combat diet-related diseases.

He has started in his own restaurant chain, Jamie's Italian, by adding 10p on the price of his sugary drinks.

Explaining why, he said: 'What we've tried to do is a symbolic, a self inflicted tax... because the NHS is literally crumbling at the sides and sugar's role in adding to type 2 diabetes is just amazing. When you see teachers around the country and nurses and doctors and scientists, the argument becomes really clear.

Jamie explain his 'war on sugar' to the This Morning presenters. He said we are we are currently consuming too much sugar via fizzy drinks and sweets

He has started charging 10p extra for fizzy drinks at his restaurants and the money raised will go to charity

'We are putting that [extra 10p] in a charity called Sustain, and we've now got four restaurants that are following us and hopefully the whole restaurant industry will come together, and pubs, hotels… my dream is that we [all] come together and be an example to Mr Cameron to then do it nationally.

'If we do do it nationally, that's a billion pounds that could go in the NHS and schools around the country. That's what we want.'

The TV chef has long been campaigning for the nation to eat healthier by previously trying to revolutionise school dinners.

He's been learning even more about nutrition and healthy eating by filming his new Channel 4 series Jamie's Super Food, which begins this evening.

In the six-part series, he travels to some of the healthiest places in the world to meet centenarians and discover if the secret to their longevity lies in what they eat.

He said the things healthy people across the globe had in common were being active and eating organic, plant based foods. He said they ate meat and drank alcohol but in moderation.

He said the most important lesson he's learnt is that 'food is medicine'.

He added if everyone followed the eating plan he advocates in his new series and accompanying book, it will keep 'a lot of people out of the doctors.'

Jamie's Super Food is on Channel 4 Mondays at 8pm