How the Weight to Go Diet Works
"...the fact is that the only safe and predictable way to lose
weight is through consuming fewer calories than you use."
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With so many myths, fads and fashions on the subject of dieting we thought it would be helpful and reassuring to provide some science (not too heavy) to prove why our diet works. To our knowledge we are the only diet company in the UK with a full time Medical Director. Dr David Ashton, BSc, MD, PhD is one of the UK's leading weight loss experts and he put together the Weight to Go diet. We asked him to say a few words about the science and thinking behind the diet.
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"My interest in obesity began more than 20 years ago when I established and then directed the UK Women's Heart Study. This was a study of 27,000 female employees of Marks and Spencer. Published data from this study shows a clear relationship between bodyweight and the risk of heart disease. Other studies have confirmed a similar association in men. Over the past two decades I have seen every diet fad and fashion come and go. Many claiming radical breakthroughs and promising the earth, only to be disproved when clinical trials are completed. | |
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The fact is that the only safe and predictable way to lose weight is through consuming fewer calories than you use. Moreover, studies show that portion-controlled, low calorie meal replacement diets are the most effective way to achieve sustained weight loss. Weight to Go provides a healthy, low-calorie diet and it's designed in such a way as to be as easy to follow as possible. That is the company's entire focus.
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Through the years Weight to Go has helped thousands of people lose weight quickly and safely, and to maintain their weight loss. Let me explain a little more about the Weight to Go Diet.
It's based upon my own experience of managing patients, together with published scientific evidence from centres of excellence throughout the world. Key among these are clinical trials that have shown that meal replacements offer a highly effective, predictable and safe approach to weight loss. In fact, more than 3 times as much weight is lost and maintained using meal replacements compared with traditional diets. Based on these studies, we developed a diet that includes several key components that need to be in place if individuals are to lose weight and maintain it. |
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These key components include:
- Real food - the diet must be satisfying, easy to manage and, most important of all, taste good
- Optimal macronutrient content - a moderate (50%) carbohydrate intake, low in saturated fat (less than 5%) but high in protein (20%)
- A 'decision free' diet in which all meals are prepared and customer intervention is kept to the minimum
- The use of low calorie portion controlled nutritional products has been shown in many studies to produce up to 3 times the weight loss found with standard diets*
- Regular physical activity - We recommend walking as the activity of choice for weight loss and maintenance
There is a vast body of research I can quote from but essentially it boils down to the need for the individual to consume fewer calories than they use. The Weight to Go diet provides a great basis for this, and ensures that the individual is following a heallthy and nutritious diet at the same time."
 Tasty
Real food (no powdered meals)
| | Value
All your food for under £50 a week | | Easy
Delivered direct
to your door | | Healthy
Nutritionally balanced | | Reliable
Fast, safe
weight loss |
References
* Heymsfield SB, van Meirlo CAJ, van der Knaap HCM, Heo M, Frier Hi. Weight Management using a meal replacement strategy : meta- an pooling-analysis from six studies. Int J Obes. 2003; 27: 537-549