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Edinburgh men’s group playing football to lose the pounds

In Scotland the proportion of adults in the heaviest BMI category increases every year

Indigo Stafford

29th Dec 2022

A group of twenty-seven men in Edinburgh have managed to lose an impressive 250lbs in weight between them.

Every week, they have been attending the Man vs Fat football club which encourages males with a BMI higher than 27.5 to enjoy playing the sport while slimming down.

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