Popular diets 'no health threat'

More research that IMHO kills. Send it to your friendly plaintiff's attorney.

"Popular slimming programmes have been given the thumbs-up by researchers.

Experts analysed the effectiveness and nutritional content of Slim Fast, Atkins, WeightWatchers and Rosemary Conley's Eat Yourself Slim diet.

The Nutrition Journal study found all the diets result in reduced energy intake - helping to control weight - while providing sufficient nutrients."

You find for what you look:

"The results showed that all the diets resulted in a significant drop in body weight compared to the controls - but there was no significant difference in weight loss between the diets themselves."

You don't find things for which you do not look. See here, here, here, here, here, here and here.

Also the study was short-term - just 8 weeks:

"The results showed that all the diets resulted in a significant drop in body weight compared to the controls - but there was no significant difference in weight loss between the diets themselves."

Over the longer-term, the results of popular diets are abysmal.

Weight Watchers which won a contest of losers resulted in only 5 pounds weight loss over 2 years.

And that's the winner. Imagine how poorly the losers fared.

"The researchers suggest that commercial companies work with health professionals to identify people at higher risk of nutritional deficiency, and provide them with dietary advice tailored to their nutritional requirements."

And what could possibly result in such stupid, misleading and ignorant research?

Here is some author info:

"Competing interests
KRF receives consulting fees for serving on the scientific advisory panel of Slimming
World, a company that offers a support service for weight loss. This company was not
involved in this trial but as it is similar to Rosemary Conley and Weight Watchers, the
conclusions may have implications for the company"

Ka-ching!

Caveat emptor.