Permanent Weight Loss - Ten Top Tips to Success

Research suggests that portion control is one of the single greatest predictors of successful weight loss (Logue et al. 2004). Eating only a single helping, using a smaller plate and resisting the urge to clean the plate are also factors. It is also beneficial to get into the habit of reading the nutrition labels on the back of products in order to be fully informed about their nutritional content. For example, the sugar content of a product is often overlooked in favour of the fat content. More than 5g of sugar per 100g is classed as a high sugar product: See under carbohydrates (of which sugars). In terms of fat content, it is more important to look at saturated fat content, rather than the overall fat content, which also includes the poly and mono-unsaturated fats.