Thread: Do you think the diet killed her ?

I don't think the diet was to blame for the woman's death - but I am sceptical about VLCD's in general, particularly LL. They are drastic, last-ditch emergency 'diets' for people whose lives are in danger due to their weight - not people a few stone over what they should be, who could lose it without major difficulty through healthy eating and exercise. Eating 500 cals a day shouldn't be used as an 'easy way out' or substitute for the effort and persistence it takes to lose weight healthily.

Easy??

Different strokes for different folks I say

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They are trying to scare peeps me thinks .2 deaths in 3 years ? out of how many thousands of peeps who do vlcd they dont give you both side of the argument at all .I looked into vlcd while doing mine and there are many falsehoods out there one or two are metioned in this thread maybe we all need to check the facts and both sides of these stories before commenting .The papers are very good at getting us to believe almost anything without actually lying to us xx

Originally Posted by Toots

Easy??

Different strokes for different folks I say

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Easier than going to the gym, yeah.

Originally Posted by mandye

maybe we all need to check the facts and both sides of these stories before commenting.

I agree, but let's face it, we're going to have some sort of opinion on it. I've never been on a vlcd and have no intentions of ever doing one-because I'm too much of a greedy guts to give up food. But I know a lot of people who've done Lighterlife, Cambridge and other vlcd/tfr diets who have all been fine.

The thing about articles like this, is that you only get one side of the story... the lady in question could have had several underlying health problems-but someone dying of natural causes doesn't make good reading as far as newspapers are concerned. I'm also sceptical about the article being on the Daily Mail's website. It is a horrible viscious rag, who, if you remember, published an article stating that Stephen Gatley died of homosexualtiy, not his underlying heart condition.

We never know what really happened unless we're involved, that's why you take the media with a pinch of salt. The amount of healthy and successful vlcd dieters on this forum should be enough of a 2 finger salute to articles like this one.

Originally Posted by Instant_Karma

Easier than going to the gym, yeah.

Now this I take offence to. I actually go to the gym on a regular basis. I have done 4 spins classes this week alone - among other things

This forum is for support not to knock other people's choices - please remember this

Evening All :-)

Just to say and remind that Minimins is all about support and therefore please keep it very friendly!

Thanks

Mike

Originally Posted by Toots

Now this I take offence to. I actually go to the gym on a regular basis. I have done 4 spins classes this week alone - among other things

This forum is for support not to knock other people's choices - please remember this when you decide that your opinion is superior

I never said my opinion was superior, or that you didn't go the gym. I said that in my view, VLCD's are for severely overweight people who need to lose weight fast and are not at liberty to do it gradually for whatever reason. If you read my post clearly, what I was actually criticising was the increase in slight-to-moderately overweight people turning to drastic solutions like VLCD's when they are completely unnecessary in that situation. It is for the same reason that a 10-stone woman wouldn't get a gastric band, for goodness' sake.

Disagree with me at will, but please don't try to skew my meaning into some sort of personal attack.

I am taking the decision to close this post before it escalates and would ask nicely that we all get along, enough arguments in the real world...