Many of us would like to lose weight, to feel better and improve our overall health.
The 2019 Health Survey for England estimated that 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, but 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.
