ivy I read all Prof Taylor's technical papers a year ago, plus Mosely's book after Xmas.
The history is a fascinating success story how Taylor developed new science that goes against old practice.
If the ongoing large scale 5-year study works out and people in rl continue to have success, I think he has a good chance of the Nobel prize in a few years. So many millions of people worldwide suffer from T2.
Taylor found the improvement in blood sugar started with the fasting before surgery. He judged that 800 cals daily of shakes and veg would duplicate the conditions of semi-fasting and rapid weight loss that people had with bariatric surgery.
Diabetes Uk funded a small human trial for Taylor to try out his theory. His team were able to MRI the subjects and prove that the fat in their liver & pancreas was reduced.
The study was so successful, that his dept at Newcastle published a document online now called something like the "Newcastle Protocol for reversing T2", which defined the original diet.
Many folk read this online and were successful themselves, often with a real food, low carb 800 cals version.
Mosely's book, written with Taylor's advice, builds on the study and also incorporates low carb and Mediteranean, both known to help t2, to make the BSD a real food LC Mediteranean diet.
Understandably Taylor is happy to collaborate with Mosely, who has the gift of popularising science-based diets, so far more people will try BSD than would ever read the dry Newcastle Protocol.