He explained further: “The reason most diets don’t work is they put you on a regime of deprecation – that can work in January, but it very rarely works beyond January.
“We need to be looking at why we eat in the first place. Most of the time we are eating to fill a hole in our hearts.
“We eat when we are hungry, we eat when we are bored.”
The best diet, according to the doctor, is to eat more like your grandparents.
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He advised: “Eat minimally processed foods, foods as close to their natural state as possible.
“They don’t leave you feeling hungry. Eat the way your grandparents ate.”
TV chef Tom Kerridge’s weight loss of 12 stone is a feat many wish they could emulate.
Source: Daily Express | Diet
