Councils blew £30m on health scheme which saw just 220 people lose ANY weight, MPs told

Councils blew £30m on health scheme which saw just 220 people lose ANY weight, MPs told ouncils 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. The Daily Mail