Diabetics get an ultra diet

UP to 5,000 NHS diabetes patients will be prescribed an 800-calorie-a-day liquid diet for three months.

The risky condition is linked to obesity and NHS England announced the move after a trial of the diet helped patients with Type 2 diabetes lose a kilo more than expected.

CEO Simon Stevens said: “The NHS is going to support hundreds of thousands people avoid obesity induced heart attacks, strokes, cancers and Type 2 diabetes.”