British doctor pioneers low-carb diet as cure for obesity and type 2 diabetes

A lifestyle approach developed by Dr David Unwin shows benefits that could have significant health implications

A red-brick surgery in the seaside resort of Southport in the north-west of England is on the frontline of one of the biggest questions facing the NHS: what's the best fix for our growing obesity crisis?

Dr David Unwin thinks he has the answer. He has championed a low-carb lifestyle that not only helps patients lose weight but also, in more than half of his patients who were on the diet, has even managed to reverse type 2 diabetes, once thought to be an irreversible and progressive disease.