What a TOTALLY unbias, misinformed piece of supposed journalism.
I've done this diet and lost a lot of weight and did not suffer many side effects. I did lose a tiny bit of hair and I did get low blood pressure, but compared to being Morbidly Obese, spotty, high blood pressure, the strain on my heart, internal organs and joints, shortness of breath and not to mention the mental turmoil of being so overweight, I know I would rather be here having lost a bit of hair (not even a noticable amount, a few extra hairs on my hairbrush!) but being 6 stone lighter.
Not once in that article did the mention those of us who are now happy for the first time in our lives. Us of who now aren't so obese we are shortening our lives, those of us who have fulfilled dreams they never thought possible.
I think with any diet there attracts negativity. I feel imensely sorry for the lady who died family, but years of being overwieght may have meant she could've died at any time through a heartattack or other common illness of being obese.
As for the lady who devolped anorexia, again, she could have been on WW or a supposed conventional diet and devolped the illness. I was reading a story about a lady who wanted to lose 5 stone for her wedding, followed slimming world and ended up losing 9 stone as she devolped an eating disorder.
I think this is scaremongering of the worst kind, as never in the article to they point out the benefits.
Please do not let this dissuade you from following the diet. All I'd like to say, is be sensible. If you start being ill, or experience any side effects you are worried about, STOP. See your doctor, follow a higher calorie plann, such as 820, 1000 etc.
I know what I'm doing after reading this article......
Making myself a lovely bowl of Oriental Chilli Soup as it's lunchtime!!! x x x