Editing Dieting (section)

==Society==
It is estimated that about 1 out of 3 Americans is dieting at any given time. 85% of dieters are women. Approximately sixty billion dollars are spent every year in the USA on diet products, including "diet foods", such as light sodas, gym memberships or specific regimes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/articles/2013/01/02/the-heavy-price-of-losing-weight|title=The Heavy Price of Losing Weight|vauthors=Williams G|date=2 January 2013|website=US News|access-date=11 November 2019|archive-date=14 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814231213/https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/articles/2013/01/02/the-heavy-price-of-losing-weight|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://slate.com/technology/2015/03/diets-do-not-work-the-thin-evidence-that-losing-weight-makes-you-healthier.html|title=Planning to Go on a Diet? One Word of Advice: Don't.|vauthors=Brown H|date=2015-03-24|website=Slate Magazine|language=en|access-date=2019-11-11|archive-date=11 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111182011/https://slate.com/technology/2015/03/diets-do-not-work-the-thin-evidence-that-losing-weight-makes-you-healthier.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 80% of dieters start by themselves, whereas 20% see a professional or join a paid program. The typical dieter attempts 4 tries per year.<ref>{{cite book | vauthors = Berger AA |title=Perspectives on everyday life : a cross disciplinary cultural analysis |date=2018 |publisher=Palgrave Pivot, Cham |isbn=978-3-319-99794-0}}</ref>

===Weight loss groups===
Some weight loss groups aim to make money, others work as charities. The former include [[WW International|Weight Watchers]] and [[Peertrainer]]. The latter include [[Overeaters Anonymous]], [[TOPS Club]] and groups run by local organizations.

These organizations' customs and practices differ widely. Some groups are modelled on [[twelve-step program]]s, while others are quite informal. Some groups advocate certain prepared foods or special menus, while others train dieters to make healthy choices from restaurant menus and while grocery-shopping and cooking.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Attending group meetings for [[Weight loss|weight reduction]] programmes rather than receiving one-on-one support may increase the likelihood that [[Obesity|obese]] people will lose weight. Those who participated in groups had more treatment time and were more likely to lose enough weight to improve their health. Study authors suggested that one explanation for the difference is that group participants spent more time with the clinician (or whoever delivered the programme) than those receiving one-on-one support.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2021-08-27 |title=Group programmes for weight loss may be more effective than one-to-one sessions |url=https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/group-weight-loss-programmes-more-effective-than-one-to-one-sessions/ |journal=NIHR Evidence |type=Plain English summary |language=en |doi=10.3310/alert_47460 |s2cid=241732368 |access-date=22 June 2022 |archive-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622083140/https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/group-weight-loss-programmes-more-effective-than-one-to-one-sessions/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Abbott |first1=S. |last2=Smith |first2=E. |last3=Tighe |first3=B. |last4=Lycett |first4=D. |date=2020-12-28 |title=Group versus one-to-one multi-component lifestyle interventions for weight management: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jhn.12853 |journal=Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics |language=en |volume=34 |issue=3 |pages=485–493 |doi=10.1111/jhn.12853 |pmid=33368624 |s2cid=229691531 |issn=0952-3871 |access-date=22 June 2022 |archive-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622083106/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jhn.12853 |url-status=live }}</ref>