It will be interesting to see the programme.
I'll hazard a guess that it is as biased as all the establishment sources are about any diet that doesn't fit in the the US standard food triangle that details how much protein, carbohydrate and fat you should eat.
So - they found a couple of people that experienced some hair loss and interrupted periods. How many successful healthy people have they found? I'd certainly trade some hair for the 10 stone I will lose and the enhanced life I will get as a result.
Perhaps we shoud have a poll on side effects experienced on the diet which could be run across all the diet forums. I'll bet that whenever there is real weight loss, people will have the off side effect.
For me the biggest side effect of Lighter Life has been having to buy lots of new clothes as my old ones are too big. Of course I have had some interesting stools, and the odd headache, dizzy spell, but I think now that the headaches and dizzyness could be down to a simple bug. They were not a problem anyway.
What do you board mods reckon - can we have a survey of members?
I think it should be along the lines of
Are you Male or Female?
What diet are you following?
Do you follow the diet completely (no cheating)?
Are you happy with the weightloss you have achieved so far - i.e are you losing weight?
How much weight have you lost?
How long have you been on this diet?
Which (if any) of the following side effects have you experienced:
Hair loss
interruption to menstrual cycle (women only)
Headaches (more or worse than you might normally have)
Aches/pains (more or worse than you might normally have)
Dizziness
Constipation (more or worse than you might normally have)
Diarrhea (more or worse than you might normally have)
What do you think?