Low-carb diets: Will the evidence ever be enough?

'If you put all your eggs in one basket, people will just say it’s the wrong basket,' says Professor Jonathan Shaw
Professor Jonathan Shaw.
Professor Jonathan Shaw.

The apparent failure of low-fat diets to curb diabetes and obesity has sparked interest in switching the emphasis to a low-carb strategy.

It’s now a hot debate in Australia and one the UK Government recently attempted to settle with a massive report reviewing the evidence.