Bradley Simpson

What is the best diet to go on?

…or a similarly worded question is one I get quite often.

I feel like it is really inviting me to take the piss in a big way, but usually I am restrained enough to offer some simple advise based on what I know about the persons lifestyle.

But it really is quite a strange question.

I would liken asking a nutritionist what diet to go on to a person asking their doctor what cigarette brand they should start smoking.

That is to say the question is loaded based on the false assumption that a ‘diet’ helps you lose weight.

In fact the exact opposite is true. In the long term, people who diet are more overweight than people who don’t. Additionally, there is some evidence to suggest that the more you diet the more overweight you are likely to be.

So what is the best diet to go on? No diet.

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