The results of the study, published in the journal Obesity, showed weight loss was greatest for those starting the program in January and up to 30 per cent more weight was lost if started in the new year than in other months. It’s been credited with reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by more than a third. Launched in 2016, the scheme offers regular face-to-face or online advice in improving eating habits and getting more physically active. They had all signed up to the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme. The latest study followed 85,000 people who were overweight and at risk of developing type two diabetes. The British Dietetic Association has previously warned in the past that becoming fixated on shedding excess pounds in January could be psychologically damaging for some people. “We have adjusted for the baseline weight, so although they start with higher weight in January that shouldn’t be the reason.” New year’s resolutionsīut while the study suggests the millions committing to new year’s resolutions to curb calorie intake will have success, it is thought many will struggle to keep the weight off. they are more engaged with the programme) and therefore lose more weight. “And so, they end up attending more of the group sessions (i.e. “Our best hypothesis is that people are more motivated to lose weight in January, because it is typically seen as a “fresh start” and people make new year’s resolutions,” study lead author Dr Dimitrios Koutoukidis, a senior research fellow at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford, told The Telegraph. The study did not look at the reason for the monthly variation in weight loss patterns, but the authors think resolve and willpower pays a vital role. January saw a 2.9 per cent loss of total body weight in people who participated in the six-month programme which involved around eight sessions. July and August saw the average dieter lose just 1.9 per cent of their body weight, the lowest of any months. The start weight of people dieting was lower in the summer months, but the team say even accounting for this January was the best month to lose weight. People starting a diet in the first month of the calendar year lost an average of 2.54kg.ĭieting in the first half of the year was more successful than in the second half, the figures reveal, with the first six months having an average weight loss of 2.28kg, compared to just 1.77kg between July and December. People starting a diet in July and August lost an average of 1.65 and 1.61kg, respectively, compared to the year-round average of 2kg. January however, after the Christmas indulgence and when people are fresh into their new year resolutions, was the best month to start a diet.Īnalysis of people who were enrolled on the NHS Diabetes Prevention Program and at risk of type 2 diabetes show the level of weight loss by month in the first study of its kind.
The worst two months to go on a diet were August and July, the peak of summer when there may be over-indulgence during summer holidays, data show. Summer diets don’t work and the best time to try and lose weight is in January, an Oxford study has found.
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