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Radek Dychalski, 19, lost almost half his bodyweight with the help of a new pilot scheme, which gives dangerously overweight teens one-to-one support to shed the pounds.
British Heart Foundation Scotland launched the pilot - the first of its kind - after a Scottish Health Survey showed that 64.3% of Scots aged 16 and over are either overweight or obese.
At 5ft 4inches Radek, was 25 stone with a BMI of 60 with a waist size of 54 inches.
He was on medication for people likely to develop Type 2 Diabetes - which normally affects the overweight in middle age.
People with diabetes are up to five times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/teen-sheds-half-his-bodyweight-in-15-months-196769n.117811508
British Heart Foundation Scotland launched the pilot - the first of its kind - after a Scottish Health Survey showed that 64.3% of Scots aged 16 and over are either overweight or obese.
At 5ft 4inches Radek, was 25 stone with a BMI of 60 with a waist size of 54 inches.
He was on medication for people likely to develop Type 2 Diabetes - which normally affects the overweight in middle age.
People with diabetes are up to five times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/teen-sheds-half-his-bodyweight-in-15-months-196769n.117811508
