Group therapy could be key to tackling obesity, according to research by an Exeter University psychologist.
Mark Tarrant has been studying ways to help obese people to lose weight and his findings have been shared with some of the country's leading experts.
He's spent two years observing a group of people who were receiving NHS weight management services, and says they benefited from a feeling of group identity which helped them keep to their eating plans.
Blue Islands cancels all flights and suspends trading
Airline stops flights in and out of Exeter
£850,000 upgrades to Barnstaple travel options
New road layout and reconfigured bus stops
Tavistock to Plymouth rail line funding still in doubt
£1.5 million needed for business case
Exeter City stadium fire deemed accidental
The control centre has been damaged
Woman dies in Budleigh collision
She was local to the area
Thousands of pounds worth of cable stolen in Plymouth
High value burglary at former EDF site
