I had a phone call tonight from my Mother. Nothing unusual in that But she asked me to download from the internet information about Atkins I nearly died of shock She knows I've been low carbing for a few months, but she herself has been on one or other variation of low-fat diets since the time I was born nearly 40 years ago

For the last two years she's been on the weight-loss drug Zenical, and while she has lost some weight, it's been a long and miserable process. Today, however, a light finally shone at the end of the tunnel She checked in with the nurse who has been monitoring her during the Zenical period. She (the nurse) said "As the Zenical is no longer working for you, I suggest you consider going on the Atkins diet"

This following all the negative publicity Atkins has recently had in the UK So maybe in a few enlightened corners of the medical profession the message is finally getting through...