The promise of quick weight loss is often enticing, particularly when fad diets and social media make it seem easy to lose 10 pounds in just 10 days. However, for most people, losing weight can be difficult due to a variety of factors, including age, body composition, physical activity level, genetics, and hormones. Additionally, weight […]
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Ekaterina Markelova/Shutterstock Duane Mellor, Coventry University and Paul D McArdle, University of Birmingham At this time of year, we are bombarded with books and TV shows telling us what we should be eating and how best to lose weight. Particularly in vogue are low-carb diets, Paleo diets and intermittent fasting diets. But which diet is […]
Surinder Baines, University of Newcastle The “new” weight-loss strategy known as the 5:2 diet has been receiving much attention in the media since the book The Fast Diet: The Secret of Intermittent Fasting – Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, Live Longer was launched late last year.