UK TV in 15 minutes time!! 'Victorian' Diets compared.

[Elizellen]

In case anyone sees this in time to watch it

The Diets That Time Forgot

Channel 4, 9pm

The latest blend of history-lite and reality TV shows why our ancestors had such different body shapes. Nine overweight volunteers spend 24 days in a country house following diets conceived a century ago. Three of them are put on a high-protein, low- carb Victorian diet. Another three follow an Edwardian diet that involves eating anything as long as each mouthful is chewed 32 times before swallowing. And the last group follow a calorie-counting diet from the 1920s, which consists of dull salads and fruit. Much of the fun of the series is provided by Sir Roy Strong, who presides over the venture like a posh Simon Cowell, dismissing his charges as “bundles of cloth and flab” with the waft of an invisible handkerchief drenched in expensive scent.

http://entertainment.timesonline.co...icle3570147.ece

I assume the lowcarb diet will be Banting, which Dr Atkins adapted.
I just hope they follow it properly and don't turn it into some silly 'reality TV' mess!

[Alexa]

Thanks for the reminder! I'm there! Have I got time to cook/shower first - that is the question!

[spazzyhilo]

It looks so interesting! Is there anywhere online or something I can watch it in the US?

[Zarabelle]

Am watching it! X

[Zarabelle]

Go Victorians! Low carb - yay!

[Alexa]

Oh my goodness! How TOTALLY annoying was the guy in charge?! He obviously prefers women all corseted up and fainting. Urge to slap him was strong. Other than that a very interesting idea, though we'd have got the same info in half an hour with less pomping around the place.

I knew that the low carb would win! Not much veg though and they did mention it as the 'forerunner of the Atkins diet' so perceptions of it as meat only might be reinforced.

Spazzyhilo - here is a link to the site with more info http://www.channel4.com/history/micr...t-time-forgot/ It was on channel 4 and they have free shows online but it doesn't appear to be there yet. There is a promo on youtibe but it's only 40 secs long.

[x_Angie_x]

I watched this the other day. I thought it was funny when they a to chew their food a million times then a bell rang.. lol Oh and they spat out the rest! Nah, can't be having that. I want my food in my belly not back on the table! ha ha!