I think this is a bit mad... just me maybe?

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7520756.stm

£800,000 for a diet going wrong! Surely its your own fault if you go on a diet? Is it not? I think that is ridiculous people blagging money in the courts like that - you don't have to take onboard what a nutrionist says anyways and perhaps there were coincidental circumstances so I think its completely mad. People get money so easy now.

I'll have to remember that one for again - starve myself and drink only water for a while and the bank balance is sure to improve!
 
If you go to a professional for advice then you expect that advice to be correct and not dangerous. Otherwise none of us would need professional indemnity isurance.

If the doctor told you to take some pills for your headaches and then your knackers fell off you'd want some recompence from either the doctor or the company manufacturing the pills. I don't see how this is different.
 
[DOD]Asprilla;12142896 said:
If you go to a professional for advice then you expect that advice to be correct and not dangerous. Otherwise none of us would need professional indemnity isurance.
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Alternatively you could do some research, find that dieting is not all that difficult and save yourself £800,000 and a damaged brain.

I've been meaning to write a thread on this for a while, maybe I'll do it this evening.
 
Lysander said:
Alternatively you could do some research, find that dieting is not all that difficult and save yourself £800,000 and a damaged brain.
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Going to see an accredited professional for competent advice is research.

Even if the individual were to research their own diet plans using a variety of sources they would still receive a staggering amount of conflciting information and there is no way of knowing if they would still make the right decision regarding their health.

Medical help threads are banned on this forum, for good reason. They OP in these case is always told to consult thier doctor. In this case the lady also consulted a qualified professional for specific advice about her health, this is a reasonable thing to expect.
 
Lysander said:
I've been meaning to write a thread on this for a while, maybe I'll do it this evening.
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For some reason I thought you already had and it ended up being "heh, fatties" although not necessarily because of you.

As for the original story, it sounds like the woman was rather unfortunate to suffer such a severe reaction although as [DOD]Asprilla says you have the right to expect that information given by a professional will be correct. Although I'm surprised she persisted even with vomiting and the like, that is a sign that the body is unwell and would certainly cause me to reconsider.
 
Agreed with Asprilla. Its the reason a lot of people have profession indemnity insurance. Mine costs me £400 a year, but gives me something like £5m of cover!
 
An expert gave her "advice" and that actually harmed her, she is entitled to that compensation. That's what the liability insurance is for.

Her being stupid enough to go on a fad diet is another matter. Your body needs a balance of water, proteins, fats, carbs, vitamins and minerals to function, messing around with the balance of these and removing one or more from your diet is asking for trouble IMHO.
 
Does seem a bit excessive. What a reall struggle to understand as all these newfangled diets. Whatever happened to eating right and exercising regularly? :confused:
 
Its interesting to read in the story that the medical notes (ie the doctors at the hospital - not the nutritionist) say the woman drank 5 litres of water on the last day - against the advise of the nutritionist. She of course denies this as it would show her up for the silly cow she is and would make her responsible for her own condition which I think we all know to be true. As a result they have settled out of court with the nutritionist not being liable for giving bad advice and the woman not being liable for failing to correctly follow that advice.
 
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