Useful obesity links

Obesity surgery is the most effective treatment for individuals with chronic weight problems who have been unable to achieve and maintain weight loss by other means.  Surgery reduces health risks, improves mobility, restores self-confidence and self-esteem and improves long-term survival.  In experienced hands, it is a remarkably safe form of treatment for obesity.  The Private Healthcare UK Guide to obesity and obesity surgery has been provided by Dr David Ashton who is widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading authorities on all aspects of weight loss and management of the post surgery patient.  Dr Ashton is Medical Director of Healthier Weight Centres the UK’s most comprehensive provider of weight management and obesity surgery programmes.

For more information on treatment for obesity through obesity surgery call Healthier Weight Centres on 0800 073 1146 or complete the enquiry form

Useful links

• BOSPA - The British Obesity Surgery Patient Association

  BOSPA was launched in December 2003 to provide support and information to the thousands of patients in the UK for whom obesity surgery can provide an enormous benefit.

• British Medical Journals Online

  This site contains the full text of all articles published in the weekly British Medical Journal.

• National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

  NICE is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health.

• NHS Direct Online

  NHS Direct is an online service provided by the National Health Service in the UK. It provides information on general health and health issues.

• The Obesity Awareness & Solutions Trust

  An online website dedicated to encouraging a better understanding of obesity, its causes and the practical solutions that are or should be available.

• National Obesity Forum

  The National Obesity Forum is a website dedicated to raising awareness of the growing health impact that being overweight or obese is having on patients and the National Health Service (NHS).

• Association for the Study of Obesity

  The Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO) is the UK's foremost organisation dedicated to the understanding and treatment of obesity. This site features scientific and medical resources relating to obesity.

• Healthier Weight Centres

  Healthier Weight Centres are exclusively devoted to the management of overweight and obese patients.  No other healthcare organisation in Europe provides such a comprehensive range of obesity surgery and weight loss programmes.

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