Food: truth or scare 9.15am bbc1

[weathervane]

Programme about whether diet can combat painful symptoms of arthritis .

[BoneyC]

... if it were true, then why does't the NHS put us all on a special diets??

[dippyd09]

I haven’t watched the programme yet - apologies. I can only say from experience, my rheumatologist who I trusted implicitly always said that I should eat a well balanced diet that cutting things out was not the way to go. I had previously looked at a diet which basically allowed you to eat white fish and rice. Nothing else. I am afraid I enjoy food especially soup and fruit, so I would rather live life, enjoy my food. I do think it’s a personal thing but what that doctor said to me has stuck.

[weathervane in reply to dippyd09]

I haven’t watched it yet either dippy , i have it on download ! I will watch it out of interest but i never follow fad diets , i just noticed it and thought others might be interested 😀