I haven't revisited the programme to prove my point, so it may be a false memory, but I do believe the programme suggests the Newcastle Diet can cure (although cure isn't a word I subscribe to for T2), not that it will cure it.
I completely agree that anyone doing a drastic diet, like the ND, or any other for that matter, will likely encounter rebound issues if they revert to pre-diet eating patterns, but I hope anyone trying the ND, or it's ilk, will do additional, associated reading to understand this. Additionally, one hopes anyone coming through the ND would have additional motivation from their improved blood scores and so on.
For me, albeit I didn't have the same quantum of weight to shift at diagnosis, my primary objective was to get my blood scores into range, and the almost effortless weight loss happened along the way. At the outset, had I understood the ND, and had been in circumstances that made it a credible choice, I might have been tempted, on the basis that it would have been a window of time, to kick start me. I'm not sure what impact the brutal regime might have had on me, but I'm stubborn enough to be able to see it through.
I acknowledge I seem to have had an easy ride, thus far, in my T2 journey, and the thing I am reminded of every day when I read these boards is that one size doesn't fit all; whether that be in defining our conditions, approaches to treatments or eating plans. Over the months, my thoughts on what dietary advice should be offered at diagnosis has altered, and probably softened somewhat.
