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Weight: Do diets actually work?

Weight: Do diets actually work?

Update: 2023-11-13
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Over half of us are trying to lose weight, and often we’re told that diets are the way to do it.

But is there any science behind cutting out food groups, or spending hours on a treadmill to try and outrun a can of coke?

In this episode, Cosmos journalist Matthew Ward Agius lets loose on his love of donuts. Joined by Dr Evangeline Mantzioris and Dr Fiona Willer, they discuss if diets – especially the way we think of them – are actually a good idea.

This episode was produced by Jacinta Bowler and edited by Helen Karakulak. Theme music by Will Berryman.

For more science news, visit cosmosmagazine.com and follow us on Instagram @cosmosmagazine

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