Beating diabetes: an expert’s rapid weight

There are many approaches to losing weight. However, several high-quality studies have shown that going on an intensive rapid weight-loss diet is not only effective for most people, but extraordinarily motivating.

My "step one, step two, step three" approach was originally designed to identify the cause of type 2 diabetes, but was found to be succesful in real life. This is a simple programme, with clearly defined stages. First, lose weight rapidly with a clear end point; second, reintroduce ordinary foods step by step; third, keep the weight down long term.

A rapid weight-loss phase followed by a stepped return to normal eating is very different from the standard advice of "slow and prolonged" of recent years. The one, two, three approach recognises that losing