On World Obesity Day 2022, Leeds Beckett University launched its new Obesity Institute. The Institute will bring together a wealth of knowledge and experience from across the whole university and work with partner organisations to improve the lives of people living with obesity.
Continue reading “Leeds Beckett University launch the Obesity Institute”New documentary explores why people develop obesity and the most recent available treatments
In this new documentary, OEN UK founding member, Professor Rachel Batterham and OEN UK Champion, Nadya Isack meet people living with obesity and leading experts (including OEN UK Trustee, Professor Sadaf Farooqi), to consider what needs to be done to take meaningful action to improve health outcomes for people living with obesity.
Continue reading “New documentary explores why people develop obesity and the most recent available treatments”Ending weight stigma in the context of anaesthesia: conversations with people affected by obesity
In November 2021, the Society for Obesity & Bariatric Anaesthesia published new guidance for anaesthetists on talking with patients living with obesity about perioperative risk and providing informed consent in a way that is accurate and sensitive to the specific needs of this patient group. We spoke with Maggie Clinton, OEN Champion and patient advocate, and Dimitri Pournaras, Consultant in Bariatric Surgery at North Bristol NHS Trust, about the new guidance and its role in ending weight stigma in anaesthetics and beyond.
Continue reading “Ending weight stigma in the context of anaesthesia: conversations with people affected by obesity”Framing obesity, ending stigma: The change we need to see in the media
It is increasingly recognised that weight-based stigma in the media negatively impacts people with obesity in multiple life domains. Nadya Isack, OEN Champion and advocate, spoke with Liv Sewell about the changes those working in the media can make to end stigmatisation and discrimination against people with obesity.
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Research published this week by Ipsos MORI has shown that people living with obesity are nearly twice as likely to report poor mental health, compared to people with a healthy weight as measured by the Body Mass Index (BMI). OEN UK Champion Nadya Isack, and obesity advocate Sarah Le Brocq, spoke with Riz Lateef on the BBC Radio London about the impact of weight stigma on the mental health of people living with obesity.
Continue reading “Mental health & obesity”Why are OEN UK Champions so valuable?
Champions are central to OEN’s vision for improving the health and lives of people living with obesity. We spoke with OEN founding member and Champion, Maggie Clinton, about the Champion role and our conversation formed the basis for this post.
Continue reading “Why are OEN UK Champions so valuable?”Applications invited for OEN UK Champions
OEN UK are delighted to be recruiting Champions across the UK. Read this post to find out more about the role and how you can apply.
Continue reading “Applications invited for OEN UK Champions”Five minutes with Pinki Sahota
Pinki Sahota is Emeritus Professor in Nutrition and Childhood Obesity at Leeds Beckett University. Pinki is a member of the Obesity Empowerment Network Steering Group and our Trustee for Communications and PR. We caught up with Pinki ahead of the launch of the new OEN UK Strategic Plan 2020-2023…
Continue reading “Five minutes with Pinki Sahota”An Introduction to the Strategic Plan 2020-2023
The Trustees of OEN UK apply their wide experience of working in the field of obesity to set the strategic direction for the network. In this blog series we meet the Trustees who have developed the OEN UK Strategic Plan 2020-2023. In the first post in the series, Professor Rachel Batterham, founding member and Chair of OEN UK, introduces the new 3-year Strategic Plan.
Continue reading “An Introduction to the Strategic Plan 2020-2023”What Matters To You?
A group of researchers at the at The University of Oxford want to know your priorities for research about body weight and obesity.
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