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Is it any wonder why people think low-carb diets are unhealthy when the main source of the media's info is via the Atkins Corporation? (No disrespect to the doctor himself, or his recommended diet - just the Big Fake Nutri-Business which has usurped his name). Playing with my new ipod touch...

This may be a bit off-topic, but I thought someone might know. I have just started to use a gym for gentle cardio stuff and yesterday for the first time borrowed one of their heart rate monitors that straps round your chest and tells the machine what your heart rate is. I was shocked to see...

I had a bit of a disappointment yesterday - I couldn't get the Carbophobia bread mix I usually use so I bought the Atkins one instead. It produced a very nice granary style loaf with a more 'bready' texture than the Carbophobia, but it quotes about 5g carbs/25g slice whereas the Carbophobia is...

I thought you might be interested in this - I was going through my kitchen 'gadgets' and wondering whether to junk the juicer attachment for my Kenwood Chef since I'm not drinking juices any more. Then I remembered a recipe that has been at the back of my mind to try, from the recipe book that...

Dear all, I've posted before about how my husband has been told he is 'pre-diabetic' and that in the process of persuading him to self-test, I discovered that my own levels shoot up if I eat carbs. (Post meal of about 8-9 on a meal with a significant rice or noodle content.) This didn't worry...

Given that we are soon going to have more freedom to choose our GP, is there any way that we can share experiences of doctors or practices who have been prepared to support the use of LC diet as part of diabetic control? I am in the bizarre situation at the moment that my husband has been...

I was wondering what (if any) are the plusses of a formal diagnosis of type 2 or pre-diabetes which is amenable to control by diet, given the impression I get of unhelpfullness from NHS towards the low-carb approach. My husband has been warned that his BS was a little high (6.7 on what I guess...