Let's be fair

I agree that there is little scientific basis for being as restrictive as Walford wanted us to be. But to dismiss his arguments because he weakened and died from ALS (the same disease that afflicts Stephen Hawking) might be akin to dismissing them if he had been killed by a car or a lightning strike. Almost nothing is known about why ALS strikes anyone, and for all we know Walford might have weakened and died sooner had he led an average existence. People have been debating diet and health for centuries and will probably continue to do so for many decades to come; the scientific literature is simply not as decisive as many want to think. Walford perhaps drew conclusions too strong and made some extreme recommendations, but he was no worse than many diet writers.

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It worked for me!

Dr. Walford's book passed the test!! I had suffered with high cholesterol, high blood pressure, high triglycerides for years and had to take several drugs to keep things in check. I tried the Zone, Atkins, and even a severely low fat, vegetarian diet. Even though I exercised and followed a very low fat diet losing all my excess weight, I could not control my blood cholesterol which was stubbornly high; although my blood pressure did come down to about 135/85. I have a strong hereditary condition that raises cholesterol to over 400, and no diets worked, so I resigned myself to a lifetime regimen of drugs until I read Dr. Walford's wonderful book! Please listen to me, this diet is phenomenol. My cholesterol dropped like a rock in space, and my blood pressure is currently 105/70 without drugs!! I feel great, like never before. My doctor is flabbergasted; he said, "you'll never be able to get off drugs with your hereditary propensity for high cholesterol." Many of the men in my family have died in their early forties from heart disease. I am currently 48 and doing just great and best of all my doctor had to eat his words!! My hdl/ldl ratio is 2.1 and all parameters are just fine all thanks to Dr. Walford. The only downside is that the diet is not for the fainthearted; it takes committment but once you get used to it, it becomes quite comfortable. If you really want health that's based on the best scientific evidence not hype and balony go with Dr. Walford. He is a great man with a lot of integrity and he will not mislead you like most of them do.

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