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<blockquote data-quote="PamJHS" data-source="post: 2151798" data-attributes="member: 507159"><p>There was absolutely no information about reducing any kind of carbohydrate specifically in the one I attended. I don't think I blinked and missed it. There was more time spent on fats than on carbohydrates. </p><p></p><p>As far as I can see, DESMOND is some kind of franchise operation that the NHS in different areas are choosing to purchase? Just as the NHS in some areas has also provided Slimming World membership for weight loss? It clear to me that the NHS as a body just doesn't know what to do about obesity - that's fair enough, nor do I. </p><p></p><p>I went on an NHS/local HA course on 'healthy eating' some years ago which was very similar. There were certainly people in the room who had apparently never realised food HAD labels, let alone read them and gathered information from them. I see that bringing those people up to speed on nutrition is a difficult task. </p><p></p><p>However, my main problem with DESMOND was that I left the course feeling more despondent and less motivated to change than I had started. The whole morning consisted of scare stories about the dangers of diabetes. The afternoon was playing with plastic food. No strategies were presented other than 'eat 100 calories fewer a day and you will lose 5kg a year'. Well that really does depend on a lot of things, doesn't it? </p><p></p><p>The people running the course made it very clear that they were following a template for the day provided by DESMOND, so I think DESMOND must take a little responsibility for the content, surely?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PamJHS, post: 2151798, member: 507159"] There was absolutely no information about reducing any kind of carbohydrate specifically in the one I attended. I don't think I blinked and missed it. There was more time spent on fats than on carbohydrates. As far as I can see, DESMOND is some kind of franchise operation that the NHS in different areas are choosing to purchase? Just as the NHS in some areas has also provided Slimming World membership for weight loss? It clear to me that the NHS as a body just doesn't know what to do about obesity - that's fair enough, nor do I. I went on an NHS/local HA course on 'healthy eating' some years ago which was very similar. There were certainly people in the room who had apparently never realised food HAD labels, let alone read them and gathered information from them. I see that bringing those people up to speed on nutrition is a difficult task. However, my main problem with DESMOND was that I left the course feeling more despondent and less motivated to change than I had started. The whole morning consisted of scare stories about the dangers of diabetes. The afternoon was playing with plastic food. No strategies were presented other than 'eat 100 calories fewer a day and you will lose 5kg a year'. Well that really does depend on a lot of things, doesn't it? The people running the course made it very clear that they were following a template for the day provided by DESMOND, so I think DESMOND must take a little responsibility for the content, surely? [/QUOTE]
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