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Article: Lose weight on a crash diet? Fat chance.
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- October 16, 2007
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CRASH DIETS are doomed to fail - but slimming groups are more likely tohelp women shed the pounds, according to new research.
A major survey has found that mutual support from others fighting the flab isthe best way to lose weight.
Most women have attempted to lose weight at some point in their lives, and themajority try to do it on their own at some stage.
But crash dieting often leads to yoyo weight loss, with the lost pounds beingput back on again within a short period of time.
Experts claim this is worse for health than simply maintaining an 'unhealthy'size.
A study in the British Medical Journal looked at four popular weight lossprogrammes, including ...