Lose 10 kilos in two weeks, or just don't

Every year around New Year, adverts promise fast results: ten kilos off in two weeks. NOS put that promise to dietitians. Their answer was unanimous: don't. A crash diet gives you a quick number on the scales, but no lasting change.

Anisa Pilon, then a dietitian at NutriHealth, stressed in the article that after the holidays too much attention goes to weight. A couple of kilos more in Christmas week is mostly fluid and a full gut, not fat, and disappears once the normal rhythm returns. A resolution is not a bad thing, as long as it gives structure instead of guilt.

That message is exactly how we work: no quick fix, but a plan that fits your daily life, with guidance spread across the year. Covered by Dutch basic health insurance, no referral needed.