Beschreibung:
<jats:p>For some time there has been concern among dietitians, the medical profession, teachers, parents and others about the use of proprietary diets which severely restrict the energy intake in order to achieve weight losses that had previously been thought impossible. Now the Department of Health and Social Security has published a report of a working party which reviewed the evidence about their use. <jats:bold>Fiona Hunter BSc, SRD</jats:bold>, summarises this report and its recommendations</jats:p>