Hopefully this will be the first of many discussions in the UK on low carbing:

BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour programme today featured a discussion between Jenni Murray (the presenter), Leslie Kenton (author of the X FActor) and nutrionist Professor Tom Sanders.

"Low carbohydrate diets seem to be all the rage at the moment. The reason seems to be that they question the traditional emphasis on lowering your fat intake. These diets claim the key is not to worry so much about fat but to cut out bread, pasta, potatoes and rice. The theory behind this is that body fat is produced by insulin which is produced by carbohydrates. Is this junk science or, at long last, the diet which works? Even if you do lose weight on it, are you putting your health at risk? Jenni talks to health guru Leslie Kenton and to nutritionist Professor Tom Sanders."

There is a "listen again" section on the web site www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour

(if you should have trouble with this link, then go to www.bbc.co.uk, click radio, then radio 4, then Woman's Hour. It should still be listed at the top of today's programme schedule - if it isn't, then look under the listen again topics.

An interesting, if short discussion, but it will hopefully lead to many more such discussions in the UK media.

Demi