Bake Off star says racism is far worse
CONCERN Nadiya Hussain
NADIYA Hussain says she has experienced more racism in the last five years than in the rest of her life.
But the 2015 Great British Bake Off winner says she is “really scared” her TV work will dry up if she is seen to be “complaining” about it.
Hussain told Radio Times magazine: “I now work in an industry that’s very much middle-aged, Caucasian, male…
“We have to question why there aren’t more people of colour working in television, publishing, the hospitality industry.”
The 35-year-old has also experienced “serious negativity” online and recalled being attacked for adding apple to a traditional Cornish pasty recipe, which “really affected” her.
THE NHS is to put type 2 diabetics on a soups-and-shakes diet after it was found to cure the condition.
NHS England said results from a trial showed almost half of people who undertook the plan had their type 2 diabetes go into remission after a year.
Some 5,000 patients will get access to the new diet programme.
Patients diagnosed in the past six years will be given so-called “total diet replacement products” such as shakes and soups for three months.
They will also be supported by clinicians and coaches to increase their exercise and reintroduce ordinary foods.
A third of people who died in hospital with Covid-19 had diabetes and more than 12.3 million people in the UK are at risk of developing the disease. Treating diabetes costs the NHS £10million a year.
Professor Jonathan Valabhji, NHS national clinical director for diabetes and obesity, said: “This is the latest example of how the NHS, through our Long-Term Plan, is rapidly adopting the latest evidence-based treatments to help people stay well, maintain a healthy weight and avoid major diseases. There has never been a more important time to lose weight and put their type 2 diabetes into remission, so it’s good news for thousands across the country that practical, supportive measures like this are increasingly available on the NHS.”
The diet programme will be rolled out initially in 10 areas of England including Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Birmingham.
Previous research found a calorierestricted diet of meal-replacement shakes could reverse type 2 diabetes.
There are an estimated four million cases in Britain, nearly double the number 20 years ago. Another million people are thought to be living with the condition without realising.
Nine out of 10 diabetes patients diagnosed have type 2, which is linked to obesity and unhealthy lifestyles.
One in 20 prescriptions written by GPs is for a diabetes treatment.
NHS research earlier this year found people with type 2 diabetes are at twice the risk SHAKING IT OFF Diet drink