Except why do I care that the reporter was early to the interview? Why would anyone care?
It's not a diary, it's an article about a new diet. Tell me about the diet. You want to add a supplement about the author fine. But I don't need 3 pages of useless text about the author without once mentioning what the diet actually is.
Sorry, but there is too much garbage in the world to spend 15 minutes reading all about some dude, and only then discover that the diet is no good for you.
First tell me about the diet. Then, if I'm interested tell me about the dude.
At least I thought I wasn't - this was billed as "The diet that really works". And that's what I was here to read, and then I didn't.
You want to write "personal insights about the man who made the diet that really works" no problem. I might even like to read it - but that's not what I was expecting.
You say you are writing about a diet, then do so, or change the title.
As eugenejen mentions below, this is an article from the Sunday Times in the Life & Style, Women's section. Perhaps instead of saying "this isn't what I expected, it is crap," you could be a little more aware of the context of the article.
It was a fine piece of writing, I enjoyed the short read.
Headlines are the last thing written, typically by someone other than the article author. Headlines are space-constrained and compete for attention by pushing a 'hook', rather than providing a perfect summary of what follows.
So if you feel misled by an attention-stealing headline, blame the headline, not the article.
Don't forget the article was published under "women" category. I think they may actually write like that because women tends to like to learn things with context. (No gender discrimination here. But I really feel there are gender difference in perception and communication)
If it is a scientific publication. Your point is right. But take it easy when same material is published on newspaper for general female readers. It is not to their taste.
I remembered most of time when I wanted to argue some points with all my girlfriends that I've dated, they remember much better when I said some stories around the point. They usually responded worser when I just tried to cut the crap and strike the point.
It's not a diary, it's an article about a new diet. Tell me about the diet. You want to add a supplement about the author fine. But I don't need 3 pages of useless text about the author without once mentioning what the diet actually is.
Sorry, but there is too much garbage in the world to spend 15 minutes reading all about some dude, and only then discover that the diet is no good for you.
First tell me about the diet. Then, if I'm interested tell me about the dude.