Background Addressing the increasing prevalence of obesity is a global public health
priority. Severe obesity (body mass index> 40) reduces life expectancy, due to its …

Background A quarter of the United Kingdom's population are living with obesity, a disease
that causes an estimated 30 000 deaths each year. This coincides with an under‐utilisation …

Background Obesity is a complex health issue affecting the quality of life of individuals and
contributing to an unsustainable strain on healthcare professionals and national health …

Although primary care staff felt they should deliver weight loss services, low levels of faith in
the efficacy of current treatments resulted in provision of under-resourced and'ad …

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the multidisciplinary care model of the Canberra
Obesity Management Service (COMS) with regard to patient demographics and clinical …

Purpose–The increasing prevalence of obesity in the UK has been of concern for some time.
This is particularly true in Liverpool and in response the Liverpool Weight Management …

Background Extensive research effort shows that weight management programmes (WMP s)
targeting both diet and exercise are broadly effective. However, the critical features of WMP …

Guidelines recommend provision of local behavioural weight management (tier 2)
programmes for adults living with overweight and obesity. Following the publication of the …

Background Adults living with overweight/obesity are eligible for publicly funded weight
management (WM) programmes according to national guidance. People with the most …

Abstract Background. The Counterweight Programme provides an evidence based and
effective approach for weight management in routine primary care. Uptake of the programme …