I was really shocked when I picked up a copy of ‘Bella’ this week in a waiting room. On page 18 the article title read ‘the four-week stomach-shrinking plan’ and as I was reading it I was growing more and more annoyed at the tenuously linked, false claims about supplements you should take and foods you should eat to wittle your waist line – clearly the advice was ripped off the late ‘Atkins’ with unhealthy examples of food choices such as ‘eggs fried in butter with crispy bacon’ and a protein shake made with 1-2 tsp low-cal sweetener such as Splenda, 2 tbsp double cream/ coconut milk, the random addition of ‘leucine’ (an isolated amino acid) and 1-3 scoops of whey protein (which would already have leucine in anyway). I’m totally appalled and disgusted that this kind of advice is supplied to women in magazines which capture a wide audience. I am going to air my thoughts with the author – I wonder if this was an editor’s idea of a healthy nutrition plan as I can’t imagine any nutritionist in their right mind offering this kind of garbage advice….feel free to discuss….