BMI linked to work absenteeism, NHS expands obesity and type 2 diabetes programme
Wider rollout of NHS soup and shake diet to help 10,000+ with type 2 diabetes and obesity
A recent study presented at the European Congress...
NHS obesity and type 2 diabetes programme helping patients lose over 8 pounds
In the battle against obesity and type 2 diabetes, more than a third of the referrals for NHS's weight management programme were for people...
Health inequalities in England: Major illness rate significantly higher in deprived areas
The Health Foundation report predicts that 80% of the increase in major illness among working-age people will be concentrated in more deprived areas
Health inequalities...
Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission Programme to be rolled out across England
Over 1,150 people with type 2 diabetes and obesity or overweight in the West Midlands have benefited from this programme
NHS England is expanding the...
UK approves Eli Lilly’s weight loss injection pen to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity
The drug can help reduce sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes as well as regulate a patient’s appetite
Eli Lilly’s weight-loss medicine...
NHS programme helps cut people’s risk of developing diabetes by 20%
Patients who had been referred to the programme were less likely to have type 2 diabetes
The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme, which was introduced in...