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Football participation is a good way to get men to slim down, a Scottish study published in The Lancet shows.
Some 374 overweight soccer fans were invited to take part in a 12-week programme of training sessions at their local football club.
A year later, the men had lost and kept off about 11lb (5kg) each compared with 374 overweight fans put on a waiting list for the programme.
The Glasgow researchers say it proves male-friendly weight loss plans work.
All 748 men in the study were offered healthy-eating advice and tips on weight management, but only half were invited to professional football clubs for weekly training sessions.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25807140
Some 374 overweight soccer fans were invited to take part in a 12-week programme of training sessions at their local football club.
A year later, the men had lost and kept off about 11lb (5kg) each compared with 374 overweight fans put on a waiting list for the programme.
The Glasgow researchers say it proves male-friendly weight loss plans work.
All 748 men in the study were offered healthy-eating advice and tips on weight management, but only half were invited to professional football clubs for weekly training sessions.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25807140