STOCKHOLM (EGMN) – Fast weight loss worked significantly better than did more gradual weight loss for safely shedding pounds from people in a randomized study with 120 patients. “This study has shown that people who lose weight quickly are more likely to lose weight. It’s the reverse of how we practice at the moment. The assumption that gradual weight loss is superior has no scientific basis,” Katrina Purcell said while presenting a poster at the 11th International Congress on Obesity.