[Despite the proliferation of miracle fixes such as this Stone Age diet, the US population continues to be more walrus than warrior, with Britain not far behind.] Seriously obese people will soon be as common a sight here as they are in America and fad diets won't help them, ... If you want to lose weight long term you have to think in terms of preparing and eating delicious vegetable stews and salad dressings. It's tedious. It's boring. But it works. Steve Bloom