Key Resources: Obesity Management

Key Resources: Obesity Management

Following on from our e-symposium, ‘Obesity Management – From Strategy to Practice’ we’ve pulled together some of the key resources and references discussed within the webinar. If you missed the live webinar, you can register to watch the recording....
Key Resources: Weight Stigma in Healthcare

Key Resources: Weight Stigma in Healthcare

Following on from our roundtable event ’Weight Stigma in Healthcare’, we’ve pulled together some of the key resources and references discussed within the roundtable. If you missed the live webinar, you can watch the recording. GUIDELINES Obesity: identification,...
Should restaurants list calories on menus?

Should restaurants list calories on menus?

In November’s monthly Journal Club we discussed the strengths and limitations of a study by Roberts et al. 2018 that looked at the calorie content of frequently purchased restaurant meals. The research controversially found that meals from fast food chains contained...
Understanding weight stigma and how to combat it

Understanding weight stigma and how to combat it

A staggering nine out of 10 people living with obesity say they’ve been stigmatised, criticised or abused because of their weight. But where is this behaviour coming from, how does it affect patients/clients and what can we do to stamp it out? With World Obesity Day...
Key resources: Why calories don’t count

Key resources: Why calories don’t count

Following on from our webinar ‘Why Calories Don’t Count’, we have pulled together some of the key resources and references discussed within the webinar, plus additional ones related to the topic of counting calories. We have also included useful websites and social...