Overweight men are being paid up to £400 each by the NHS to lose weight, in a scheme which has proved more successful than ...
CHUNKY Brits could be paid to get daily texts from their GP reminding them to lose weight. A trial found men were more likely to slim down if motivated by a cash prize from the NHS in exchange for ...
Cash for weight loss? UK experts say it could save NHS money on diabetes and heart disease, but mental health risks of ...
The NHS is paying out up to £400 for obese men to lose weight in a groundbreaking health scheme nicknamed "Game of ...
The NHS is paying obese men up to £400 to lose weight while sending text message reminders to shed the pounds. The trial – dubbed Game of Stones – involves men being texted daily tips ...
Francis McDonnell, 65, took part in the 'Game of Stones' trial that paid obese men a cash incentive for losing 10 per cent of ...
An NHS trial has found that people were more likely to lose weight if offered the chance to win cash prizes by their GP and ...
Men are being paid up to £400 each by the NHS to lose weight, in a scheme that has proved more successful than traditional diet plans. The trial found that sending men a daily text message ...
A trial has found that sending text messages offering cash incentives to overweight people could help them shed more pounds. Researchers believe this method could be a cost-effective alternative ...
Professor Hoddinott and colleagues ran the 12-month-long randomized Game of Stones clinical trial in Belfast, Bristol and Glasgow. It involved 585 men living with obesity (average age 50.7 years ...
Now in his 60s, Jonathan Margolis is, according to the NHS, obese, and has been battling weight gain since hitting 40 ...