Carbs are worthy of their place at the table, says Abi Jackson.

You must adhere to the Whole30 diet for 30 straight days. Any lapse and you start again, but this popular high-protein/no grain programme may not be for everyone.

THERE is, it seems, only one way to lose weight if you are a celebrity and that is to avoid food. Or at least to avoid chewing it. Dukan, Atkins and other diet fads that advocate the restriction of a food group come and go out of fashion, but the only steadfast route to super-skinniness appears to come in liquid form.

PIERRE DUKAN, the nutritionist behind the popular but controversial Dukan diet, has suggested that France tackle child obesity by giving extra exam marks for slimness.