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 trial involves men being texted daily tips including 'walk a different route home to avoid the kebab shop' and 'don't ...
NHS could pay obese men £400 to lose weight after a trial found men were more likely to slim down if motivated by a cash ...
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 ...
Overweight men who were offered a £400 incentive to slim down were more likely to be successful, according to a study led by Stirling University. Researchers compared outcomes among 585 men ...
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 ...
Those taking part were sent daily texts that included motivational messages, tips and links to online information ...