The article highlights a research on the impact of the problem of obesity in Great Britain on the future of the NHS in England. The research warned that growing numbers of obese people were placing an...
It is estimated that overweight and obesity related conditions across the UK cost the NHS E6. 1 billion each year. Almost two-thirds of adults in England are overweight and 40%of children leave primary school overweight or obese. The most recent official dat a shows that in 2019 to 2020, ...
The burden of obesity in the UK has increased significantly over the past 15 years. In 2008, the Health Survey for England demonstrated that 25% of the population were obese.1 Furthermore, only 36.8% of the population were considered to have a normal body mass index (BMI) and 61.4% were...
In 'reassuring' findings, children with the skin disease reached various pubertal milestones at almost the same ages as unaffected peers. Medscape News UK 3 hours ago Half of Long-Wait Patients Are In 9 Hospital Trusts University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust was responsible for 21.4% of...
By Mhairi Young, GDP, NHS Tayside Public Dental Service. Overweight and obesity are defined as an abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health.1 Body mass index (BMI) is a common way of measuring body fat based on height and weight and is widely used in healthcare ...
Obesity is one of the most visible yet neglected public health problems in the world, according to the World Health Organisation,1while the UK has one of the highest rates of obesity in Europe and the developed world.2 The most recent figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) sh...
Surgery for obesity improves lives and may save money. There are two very commonly performed operations to treat morbid obesity in the UK but it is unclear which is the most effective and provides the greatest benefit for patients and the NHS. ...
Tier 3 specialist weight management service and pre-bariatric multicomponent weight management programmes for adults with obesity living in the UK: A syste... NHS England has recommended a multidisciplinary weight management services (MWMS-Tier 3 services) for patients requiring specialized management of...
'In the UK, the NHS conducts around 6,000 bariatric operations a year. That may seem a lot, but when you consider there are 1.3 million people here who are morbidly obese, it puts this number into perspective. Bariatric surgery may be an option to help a great many more people to lose...
The prevalence of obesity in older adults (people aged >60 years) is increasing in line with the demographic shift in global populations. Despite knowledge of obesity-related complications in younger adults (increased risk of type 2 diabetes, liver an