Sun, Jan-27-02, 18:52
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Posts: 1,212
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Plan: My own (based on a compil
Stats: 333/260/224
BF:
Progress: 67%
Location: Hampshire, England
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Hi Demi,
I did listen to the original interview when it went out live. I have now just listened to it again, thanks to your link, and although I was listening intently the first time, there were things I missed, which I caught on the second hearing.
My second impression is better than the first, and I will have to get a copy of this book to study myself. On the first occasion, I was annoyed that Leslie Kenton allowed herself to be pushed around so much by this Professor Tom Sanders, and did not robustly enough (for my liking) defend a number of points, among them ketosis. On second listening, I found she had been much more subtle, and given that she was broadcasting to a female audience, was probably more effective overall, than the confrontational approach which would have resulted if, say, I had been there and not her.
There is a sub-text to this. I tried several times last year to get "Woman's Hour" to broadcast a piece about low-carb diets, and had some written correspondence and telephone conversations with Jenni Murray's Producer. I even sent her a copy of all my notes, evidence and papers from my Shed-That-Weight venture, at her request. There is no way of knowing whether this helped pave the way for Leslie Kenton, but I did notice that it was Jenni Murray who jumped in and said "Well that's the whole point isn't it?" when the learned professor was warning about getting into ketosis.
Thanks for doing all this work Demi. It looks like the subject may at last take off again in this country (at long last), and that Leslie will have a major bestseller on her hands.
Andy
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