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Trying to lose weight? Find trusted information on what works and what doesn’t.

Many have tried to lose weight and failed. But why? We can't provide the secret ingredient that will help those kilos magically disappear (we left our wands in our other pants this morning), but we do have a grasp on many evidence-based ways to lose weight. We review myths and misconceptions, online diet programs and detox diets, and provide our dear readers with the ultimate top 10 weight-loss tips.

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Online weight loss Can a virtual diet plan give you real-world weight loss?

Hypnosis and weight loss Can 'virtual gastric banding' really help you lose weight?

Do detox diet products work? Can you really clean your insides with herbal pills and fruit-based liquids?

Jenny Craig Rapid Results Max review My experience of following the weight-loss plan.

A week eating Lite n' Easy The food, the packaging, its convenience and portion sizes: My experience as a Lite n' Easy customer.

Weight-loss app Noom – does it work? Two CHOICE staff used the app with very different results.

Medical weight loss treatments that work We review weight loss drugs such as Saxenda and meal replacements such as Optifast.

Does Isagenix really work for weight loss? It's a popular weight-loss program but there are questions around just how well the claims about Isagenix stack up.

Do weight loss pills help you lose weight? We take a closer look at the active ingredients of various diet pills and find the evidence is sketchy.

Saxenda injectable weight-loss drug Are the benefits enough to make its high cost worthwhile?

What is a ketogenic diet? Does the hugely popular weight-loss regime really work?

Does Lite n' Easy work? It claims to make losing weight easy and convenient. But some are put off by lack of variety and cost. Is it right for you?

Do you need a DEXA scan? DEXA scans are being touted as the gold standard in body composition measurement – but is a session worth it?

Xenical: weight-loss wonder drug? We take a look at the concerns raised about the marketing of weight-loss drug orlistat (contained in the medicine Xenical).

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