Weight Loss 

Good nutrition, physical activity and healthy body weight are essential parts of a person’s overall health and wellbeing. Together, these can help decrease a person’s risk of developing heart disease, high blood pressure and cholesterol, diabetes, osteoarthritis, sleep apnoea and dementia.

In Australia, obesity affects nearly 2 in 3 adults and 1 in 4 children. Often stigmatised, weight gain is more complex than just a lack of exercise and too many calories. The causes are many and doctors are continually learning about what drives a person to gain weight. Unfortunately, there is a plethora of social media, freely accessible web information and influencers, who may propagate dogmatic advice and rapid quick fixes. Without a team who stays up to date with the increasingly nuanced understanding of weight gain, many people fail to achieve sustainable weight loss and meaningful improvement in preventing chronic health conditions.