What's the best diet to help you lose weight?

We analyse the benefits of some of the most popular weight loss plans
A platter of brightly coloured healthy food

Calorie counting. Slimming clubs. Fasting. Detoxing. What really is the best way to stay healthy through the food we eat?

In the second episode of this six-part podcast series focussing on improving your health, James Rowe sits down with Which? public health nutritionist Shefalee Loth and Professor Giles Yeo, a geneticist from Cambridge University to pick apart a range of some of the most popular diets, giving you a better idea of which one could be best for you.

Plus, Shefalee shares her experience of using Zoe, a gut health app. 

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A transcript of this show is also available here.

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