Tuesday 17 May 2022 11:22 PM Councils blew £30m on health scheme which saw just 220 people lose ANY weight, ... trends now
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Councils blew £30million of taxpayers’ cash on weight-loss schemes that led to just 220 people slimming down, MPs heard.
Experts warned there is no evidence that diets work in the long term and an obsession with them is fuelling Britain’s obesity epidemic.
Weight-loss goals make health worse by promoting stress and stigma and focusing on self-esteem and healthy lifestyle would be more effective, the Commons health committee was told.
Even telling schoolchildren they are too chubby is counterproductive as it leads to them piling on more pounds as they age, the psychologists added.
Councils blew £30million of taxpayers’ cash on weight-loss schemes that led to just 220 people slimming down, MPs heard
Around seven in ten adults and four in ten 11-year-olds are overweight in England,
