NHS weight loss programme produces moderate benefit, analysis shows

An evaluation of the NHS digital weight management programme shows that people who completed it lost 3.9 kg over 12 weeks. When everyone who started the scheme but did not finish it were included, the average weight loss was 2.2 kg.The study authors write in the journal Obesity that the outcomes compared favourably to web based weight management interventions tested in randomised trials and those delivered as face-to-face interventions and that the approach may, with increased participation, bring population level benefits.1Experts commented that the analysis provided important evidence that a digital programme could be used to help large numbers of overweight people lose weight but that the average weight loss was moderate and it was important to offer a variety of approaches.The programme, which offers diet and physical activity advice through an app or online (https://www.england.nhs.uk/digital-weight-management), was launched in April 2021 by NHS England. Up to March 2024 GPs had…
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