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Getting teens to follow strict diets in the Fast Track trial is risky, but so is obesity itself

  • Written by Rebecca Charlotte Reynolds, Lecturer in Nutrition, UNSW
Getting teens to follow strict diets in the Fast Track trial is risky, but so is obesity itselfThe trial includes meal replacements to enable obese teens who are enrolled to rapidly lose weight.progressman/Shutterstock

The Fast Track to Health study is a year-long dietary trial in adolescents with obesity. Since it started in Sydney and Melbourne at the end of 2018, it has been criticised for increasing the risk of eating disorders in people...

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