June Davidson was deservedly proud of her achievement after following an extreme diet that put her type 2 diabetes into remission.
The groundbreaking slimming plan, developed by a team at Newcastle University, involves consuming just 800 calories a day for up to four months in order to lose between 22lb and 33lb (10kg to 15kg) – enough, experts say, for most people to reverse the condition.
Also known as the ‘soups and shakes’ diet – because meals are replaced with