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Weight Management in General Practice

Weight Management in General Practice. Dr Olga Konwisorz. Overview. Just a few stats NICE Obesity Guideline in a nutshell A weight loss plan What’s happening locally. Just a few stats. The latest Health Survey for England data shows that in England in 2010

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Weight Management in General Practice

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  1. Weight Management in General Practice Dr Olga Konwisorz

  2. Overview • Just a few stats • NICE Obesity Guideline in a nutshell • A weight loss plan • What’s happening locally

  3. Just a few stats • The latest Health Survey for England data shows that in England in 2010 • 62.8% of adults (aged 16 or over) were overweight or obese • 26.1% of all adults were obese • In Kirklees 18% of all adults are obese and 36% are overweight (Kirklees Joint Strategic Needs Assessment , 2009) • If current trends continue then by 2050 60% of males and 50% of females could be obese.

  4. Impact of obesity • Compared with a healthy weight man, an obese man is: • five times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes • three times more likely to develop cancer of the colon • more than two and a half times more likely to develop high blood pressure • An obese woman, compared with a healthy weight woman is: • almost 13 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes • more than four times more likely to develop high blood pressure • more than three times more likely to have a heart attack

  5. NICE Obesity Guideline in a nutshell

  6. A weight loss plan Patient motivation and ICE Setting realistic goals (0.5 -1 kg per week) Eating a balanced diet that is low in fats Increase exercise – is there a certain activity a patient enjoys or used to enjoy

  7. What’s happening locally • HealthyWeight4Kirklees • PALS • Slimming clubs • Get Food Wise & Exercise (10 week programme, weekly 1 hour sessions) • Healthy Weight Service in Calderdale

  8. References • http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2012/04/obesityfacts/ • http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG43/QuickRefGuide/NHS/pdf/English • http://www.healthyweight4kirklees.nhs.uk/ • http://www.calderdale.nhs.uk/local-services/a-z-listing/healthy-lifestyles-team/ • http://www.nice.org.uk/usingguidance/sharedlearningimplementingniceguidance/examplesofimplementation/eximpresults.jsp?o=465

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