Synopsis
When dieting, the initial loss of weight is actually water-loss rather than fat.
- Programme: What's The Right Diet For You? A Horizon Special
- Episode: 2
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2015
- Health & Social Care | Nutritional Health | Examine factors affecting dietary intake and nutritional health
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