Losing weight, improving health and generally feeling better about our bodies is something many of us aspire to. The 2019 Health Survey for England estimated 28% of adults in England were obese and a further 36% were overweight, costing the NHS and wider economy billions of pounds a year.
But sticking to a strict diet can not only be difficult, it is likely to end in a short-term (if any) weight loss, as well as messing up your metabolism. Dieters would be right to be wary about who to trust, which is why researchers set out to review the most effective programmes as led by GPs, according to the Daily Record.
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