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The latest study on British dieting habits carried out for Tesco, the supermarket chain, by YouGov suggests that around a third of the UK adult population is on a diet at any one time.  The most health conscious appear to be those over the age of 55 as concern over the middle age spread takes its toll.

According to the latest projections, around 60% of us Brits will be overweight by the year 2050 if current obesity trends continue.  Apparently 15% of us spend at least 30 minutes of every day worrying about our weight.  Bizarrely, around 5% of women in the UK spend 3 hours or more worrying about their weight every day!  Perhaps if they spent less time worrying about it and more time doing something about it then they would not need to waste so much time worrying!  Everyone is looking for a quick fix.  While we are prepared to prescribe slimming pills based on individual circumstances, a lot of people think that they can pop a pill and then eat all their favourite foods, take no exercise and the pounds will melt away!  This is simply not possible.  Slimming pills should only ever be used as an adjunct to diet and exercise.  When they are used in combination with conventional methods it is possible to achieve above average results - in some cases double what you could expect from diet and exercise alone.

Everyone has their own reasons for wanting to lose weight.  According to the survey 20% of men thought that losing weight would make them more appealing to women and 10% of both men and women thought that a drop in weight would lead to better relations in the bedroom.