255. Why diets fail

from Help Me Understand · host JK McLeod

Coach JK shares his take on the commonly shared statistic: “85% of diets fail” ...and what that stat actually means. He covers four main drivers behind weight regain and explains what to focus on instead for results that last.Referenced research includes work from Mann (2007), Fothergill (2016), Polivy & Herman (1985), Konttinen (2019), Hall (2015), and Byrne (2018).Instagram: @coachJKmcleodEmail: [email protected]

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