Citation
(2011), "Weight loss companies", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 41 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/nfs.2011.01741aab.013
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2011, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Weight loss companies
Article Type: Food facts From: Nutrition & Food Science, Volume 41, Issue 1
Weight loss companies are more effective and cost less than NHS help for obese individuals, says Dr Susan Jebb of the Medical Research Council. The statement comes after a yearlong survey conducted by the council in which half were provided with GP-led care and the other half were put on commercial weight-loss programmes. The results were an all-out success for the commercial schemes: this group lost twice as much (15 lbs on average) as those in the GP group (only 6 lbs).
Currently, the National Obesity Forum is advising the NHS to buy in services from professional weight loss programme consultants, to benefit the patients.