The diet he developed claims to help people lose weight quickly by eating 500 to 800 calories a day and adding daily hCG injections to promote fat loss in places like the butt and thighs.

Thousands of people with type 2 diabetes in England are to be prescribed a very low-calorie diet in the hope of reversing their condition. Under the pilot they will be restricted to 800 calories a ...

A woman deemed at risk of developing type 2 diabetes has been given a clean bill of health and lost 31lb (14kg) in weight after an NHS diet trial that saw her eating just 800 calories a day.