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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.

Be Healthy Bucks

Be Healthy Bucks

Be Healthy Bucks is a free healthy lifestyle service providing support around managing type 2 diabetes, losing weight, low mood, quitting smoking, physical activity, reducing alcohol and NHS Health Checks.

Man v Fat

Man v Fat

MAN v FAT Football is for men with a BMI of 27.5 or over. A programme that provides weekly football games paired with healthy eating support.

GP

GP

If you need help losing weight after trying other methods or need support assessing your weight you can always contact your GP surgery for advice and support.

BOD

BOD

Bucks Online Directory (BOD) helps you find activities and organisations near you. You can use BOD to search for what support is available in and around your area.