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Bucks Health and Wellbeing

Weight management Support

Why is being overweight or obese a health and wellbeing concern?

Years of research shows that carrying above average proportion of excess fat on your body, especially fat around your heart, lungs and liver can lead to many physical, social and psychological healthy issues.

Day to day problems can include:

  • breathlessness
  • increased sweating
  • snoring
  • difficulty doing physical activity
  • often feeling very tired
  • joint and back pain
  • low confidence and self-esteem
  • feeling isolated
  • Psychological problems associated with being obese can also affect your relationships with family and friends, and can lead to depression

The increased risk of health conditions

Being obese can also increase your risk of developing many potentially serious health conditions, including:

  • type 2 diabetes
  • high blood pressure
  • high cholesterol and atherosclerosis
  • coronary heart disease and stroke
  • asthma
  • cancer such as bowel cancer, breast cancer and womb cancer
  • gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), where stomach acid leaks out of the stomach and into the gullet
  • gallstones
  • reduced fertility
  • osteoarthritis, a condition involving pain and stiffness in your joints
  • sleep apnoea
  • liver and kidney disease
  • pregnancy complications
  • reduced life expectancy by an average of 3 to 10 years

Dealing with excess weight gain on your own can be challenging and confusing, in Buckinghamshire there are different services that can support you to achieve and maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle.

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