How and why weight stigma drives the obesity ‘epidemic’ and harms health

If you aren’t yet convinced, and still want to prescribe weight loss, consider that the most common outcome of dieting is weight gain. A review of multiple randomized control trials demonstrated a “[lack of] strong evidence for the efficacy of diets”. Of the few studies that claimed a “success”, the average weight loss was 1.1kg, hardly clinically significant. Across studies, one to two thirds of dieters regained additional weight long-term.

https://thischangedmypractice.com/why-i-no-longer-prescribe-weight-loss/