Sunday 28 April 2013

Diets and Psychopaths

Firstly some listening, a helpful follow on from Inside Health as ever. Looking at the evidence for the Fast Diet 5:2 etc the opinion is there isn't enough evidence yet to support its recommendation beyond other 'move more eat less' diets, but as one helpful comment from a listener the following week pointed out, the idea of only dieting 2 days per week is both new and more achievable, so what's the harm? I'm recommending the Fast Diet which is a few quid on Amazon and written by a GP. It's top of the best sellers list bit I don't think I can take credit for that!

I've zipped through Jon Ronson's excellent Psychopath Test, lots to think about regarding diagnosis if psychiatric illness, the use of checklists to define illness and the use of medication.