Research has confirmed what we suspected all along: when trying to lose weight drugs work better for women and diets work better for men.
Researchers from the University of Sydney studied the difference in weight shed by obese men and women who were given appetite-supressing drugs.
Women lost about a fifth of their body weight, but men taking the same drugs lost just 13 per cent.
Meanwhile, a review of around a dozen weight loss studies among people who stuck to a healthier diet and exercise regime showed men almost always lost more weight than women.
The researchers said the mechanism behind their findings are unclear — but should be further studied to give people personalised weight loss treatment.
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