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Lydia Bacon & Sonia Sharma

Health expert Michael Mosley explains if it's better to lose weight quickly and gives diet advice

If you are trying to lose weight, you might wonder if it's better to do so quickly or gradually.

Now health and nutrition expert Michael Mosley has offered advice on the matter. He says the idea it is better to lose weight gradually rather than quickly is a myth.

People who are trying to lose weight are often told that if they do it too quickly, they will put it back on just as quickly. The 5:2 and Fast 800 diets however, say the evidence does not back this.

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