What's scary is that this really is the prevailing attitude amoung physicians in the UK and many other parts of Europe currently. A poll not that long ago there showed that (I think) fully 60% thought that it would be better for their patients to remain obese (although better for who remains to be determined..the patient or them) than to lose weight following a controlled carb plan.
What I'd really like to know is how they could possibly believe that it would be better for the health of an obese person to remain obese rather than cut out starches, grains and sugar and continue to eat adequate amounts of protein, plenty of veggies and low GI fruits in moderation as well as healthy fats? Can they really be that terrified of the dogma against fat that they simply cannot see the benefit?