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NHS saving pounds by helping others shed them

A groundbreaking diet project piloted in Scotland has helped obese patients lose weight and saved the NHS cash, research has revealed.

A groundbreaking diet project piloted in Scotland has helped obese patients lose weight and saved the NHS cash, research has revealed.

The news follows demands from Scottish GPs that lifestyle issues such as obesity are removed from their incentive pay scheme.