From juice fasts to cling film wraps, there is a range of weird and wonderful techniques used by people trying to shift a few pounds.
The latest effort is possibly one of the strangest yet – weight loss shorts lined with a material that ‘eats your skin’ to help you lose weight.
The bizarre shorts cost £36, and its designers claim that wearing them will help you to shift up to 2.5cm from your legs in just two months.