NRS503: Report on Policies and Strategies for Obesity in the UK

This report examines the policies and strategies in place for weight management in the UK, focusing on the Livewell South West program. It presents demographic data on overweight and obesity prevalence in England and the UK, highlighting the significant impact on the population. The report details key policies like the Change4life program, the UK Government's Childhood Obesity Strategy, and the 'A Fitter Future for All' initiative. It analyzes how these policies are implemented, including the role of physical activity, healthy diets, and breastfeeding strategies. The report also mentions the involvement of organizations like Slimming World in these strategies. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of these health policies in improving weight management services, such as Livewell and Slimming World, which have evolved after implementing these policies. References to relevant research and statistics are included to support the analysis.

POLICY AND STRATEGIES IN PLACE FOR
LIVEWLL SOUTH WEST WEIGHT
MANAGEMENT SERVICE

DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR OVERWEIGHT (OBESITY) IN UK (UNITED
KINGDOM)
Fig 1: Graphical representation of obesity
condition in UK (England) Fig 2: Obesity condition
 According to the data provided by statistics, 62% of the population of England were found to be suffering from overweight.
 It was found that 53% of the total population of United Kingdom were affected by obesity in the past 20 years (Drummond
2018).
 According to the collected data, two thirds of the total number of males in the UK population were affected by obesity
condition.
 It was also found that six out of ten females were affected by obesity in the United Kingdom

NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY STATED FOR OVERWEIGHT CONTROL
Change4life programme
 This policy has been devised by the government of United Kingdom and is implemented in the Livwell southwest
weight management program.
 This strategy promotes the use of a health and nutritious diet to prevent the arousal of overweight among the people
of UK (Swales 2019).
 Physical activities such as exercises are also included in the features of this policy to burn the excess fat present in the
human body.
 Blood cholesterol level can be controlled by focusing of healthy diet and depending on regular physical exercises.
 Livwell southwest weight management program is based on providing weightloss interventions to the community and
is cooperated by this policy stated here.
Fig 3: Change4life programme

UK Government's Childhood Obesity Strategy
Fig 4: Childhood obesity strategy
 Obesity is a serious condition present among
the children of UK.
 According to the statistical data, one out of
five children were found to be affected by
obesity in UK.
 This policy involves the use of breastfeeding
strategy for all infants.
 Promotion of education for a proper
knowledge about a healthy diet for the infants
(Smith and Smith 2016).
 Providing a strong control over the
implementation of unhealthy food and diet
practices among the children of UK.
 Slimming world is the weight loss organization
involved in using this strategy (Ulijaszek and
McLennan 2016).
 Livwell weight control programme also uses
this strategy to provide the children with an
healthy diet plan.

A Fitter Future for All
 This policy was programmed in the year 2012 by the government of the United Kingdom (Keats and Wiggins 2018).
 Northern Ireland has been place for one of the highest rated obesity cases in the United Kingdom.
 They stated that weigh gain is a condition occurring due to an energy imbalance occurring in the human body.
 Different factors such as physiological and psychological conditions along with food intake with production plays a major
role in this energy imbalance (Harrington et al 2016).
 This strategy has been incorporated into the Slimming world for the weigh reduction procedures.
Fig 5: Energy imbalance

CONCLUSION
 On a concluding note it can be stated that health policies work for the improvement of
healthcare services.
 Two of those services are Livewell weight loss service and Slimming world.
 Both of these weight loss services have been found to be improved in their working
approach after implementing the health policies stated here

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