Trust Me, I’m An Expert: what science says about how to lose weight and whether you really need to

Have you been told by your doctor to consider dropping a few kilos? The good news is that often even a small amount of weight loss can improve your health outlook. shutterstock Everywhere you turn these days, there’s a diet ad, or family member or friend raving about some new diet that apparently works wonders. But what does the research actually say about how to lose weight - and if you even need to lose it in the first place? To find out, The Conversation’s Alexandra Hansen interviewed Clare Collins, a professor in nutrition and dietetics at the University of Newcastle. Professor Collins, who recently wrote an article titled The science behind diet trends like mono, charcoal detox, Noom and Fast800 , also designed a free online course called The science of weight loss – dispelling diet myths. Alexandra began by asking Clare Collins how a person would know if they needed to change their diet. Read more: The science behind diet trends like mono, charcoal detox, Noom and Fast800 New to podcasts? Podcasts are often best enjoyed using a podcast app. All iPhones come with the Apple Podcasts app already installed, or you may want to listen and

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Trust Me, I’m An Expert: what science says about how to lose weight and whether you really need to is an episode from Trust Me, I'm An Expert by The Conversation.

This episode is 21:33 long.

This episode was published on Sep 10, 2019.

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