Forget the fad diets, the right advice is what you need to lose weight

Losing weight isn’t rocket science, writes Prof Michael Gibney. Follow the right advice and you will shed those excess pounds

FAD diets all promise rapid success and are usually built around an advocate who — unknown to the many suckers that buy into their patter — makes a small fortune.

When it comes to weight management, I have never heard more sound advice than what I heard from Dolly Parton.