A dieter suffered permanent brain damage after being advised to drink six pints of water a day and cut salt intake to lose weight.
Dawn Page, 52, has been awarded £810,000 in damages from her nutritionist, although the practitioner denies fault.
Mother of two Mrs Page, who weighed 12st, became ill within days of taking up the Amazing Hydration Diet.
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She had been told by the nutritionist to drink four extra pints of water a day and drastically reduce her salt intake.
The first stage of the regime left her suffering from severe vomiting and stomach cramps, but she was told these were just part of the detoxification process.
She was told by her dietician to increase the amount of water to six pints and consume still less salt.
Days later she suffered a massive epileptic fit and brain damage caused by severe sodium deficiency ….read more here
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