Grandfather sheds 10 stone in ‘diet or die’ regime

A GRANDFATHER who was told by doctors he had to diet or die has lost more than 10 stone in six months – by not eating anything.

Idris Lewis, 69, was told in January that if he did not lose 11 stone by the end of July, he could not have an operation on his heart and could die within a year.

So he embarked on a diet of only mineral water and nutrient powder and says he has eaten nothing since January.