Brits Obsessed With Going On Diets

But they are not obsessed with succeeding on diets.

"About one third of British adults are on a diet all the time, according to a survey carried out by YouGov on behalf of supermarket chain, Tesco."

Of course, even if they wanted to succeed, the diet advice of the experts is deadly, impossible to follow and simply put, wrong.

So it is a Catch-22.

Die from overfatness if you do, die from overfatness if you don't.

"According to healthcare professionals, approximately 60% of all British adults will be overweight by the middle of this century if current trends continue. It has been estimated that 70,000 British lives could be saved if people complied with government eating guidelines."

This is a boon for the sick care industry and no lives can be saved following conventional diet advice since no one can follow impossible instructions.

It is, simply put, a lie and malpractice.

"There are literally thousands of different diets on this planet. Some work very well, some work moderately well, while some are just a waste of money and time."

Here are some rules of thumb for evaluating diets if you really want to lose weight:

Any diet that claims you can safely lose 1-2 pounds per week by cutting back 500-1000 Calories per day will fail you with almost absolute certainty.

Any diet that places you on a fixed number of Calories per day will fail you with almost absolute certainty.

Any diet from an Oprah expert, will fail you with almost absolute certainty.

Any diet from a diet guru, the sick care industry, trade group, "consumer" publication, a medical center, Big Pharma, seen on a talk show or promoted by a government will fail you with almost absolute certainty.

Follow these rules and you have a fighting chance.

Ignore them and you have no hope.