In tomorrow& #39;s prog I help five people, who& #39;ve put on too much weight during lockdown, try to get back in shape in 3 weeks. As part of that I ask them to go on an 800 calorie diet, which seems extreme but is based on good science. Follow this thread to learn more
For Droplet, Oxford researchers, put 278 obese patients, mostly women, on 810 calories for 8 weeks or standard care. A year later the rapid weight loss group had lost and kept off 10.7kg and were again healthier and happier. https://www.bmj.com/content/362/bmj.k3760">https://www.bmj.com/content/3...
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