The 'wine and eggs' diet has been named as the most pointless diet, according to a survey of 2,000 British dieters.

The diet, which resurfaced on social media having originally been published in Vogue magazine, involves consuming three to five eggs and a bottle of wine daily.

It received a 50 percent rating on the futility scale, followed closely by the 'baby food diet', yielding 49 percent, a trend popular among celebrities involving replacing meals with baby food, according to research commissioned by MyFitnessPal and conducted by Perspectus Global.

Katie Keil, chief marketing officer at MyFitnessPal, said: "It’s clear from the findings that fad diets aren’t an effective, long-term solution for those trying to lose weight or meet their health goals."

Atkins, juice cleanses, and Paleo also scored high for being pointless due to their difficulty.

The study revealed that dieters annually take up five restrictive eating regimes with only a seven percent success rate, with the average diet lasting just 14 days.

By January 14th, most Brits will have given up on their New Year diet.

Ms Keil added that the best way is through regular nutrition tracking and small, healthy changes to build up healthy long-term habits.