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An increasing number of patients with morbid obesity (BMI >40kg/m²) are coming into the Counterweight Programme through primary care.  The only evidence based intervention for morbid obesity is bariatric surgery, with evidence of the reversal of Type 2 diabetes with a weight loss of >15kg after laparoscopic banding.  Since February 2010 the Counterweight project team have been undertaking a study to examine the effectiveness and feasibility of delivering a Low Calorie Liquid Diet intervention across 7 Scottish Health Board areas.  To find out more about this study and interim results, click here

The Counterweight Project team need you! 

We are currently reviewing all our Counterweight resources.  If you would like to participate in this review of the manual, flipchart and patient education leaflets, then we would like to hear from you.

According to recent research findings, eating an extra 2 servings of fruit and vegetables a day has the effect of reducing the incidence of all cancers combined by 4%.  This would equate to 7000 fewer cases of cancer per year in the UK.  To find out more about these findings and their implications for your practice click here

 
Before the launch of our current website Counterweight newsletters were sent out as .pdf files.  In this section you'll find links to each of the original newsletters.