Why it is wrong to label obesity as lazy and people fat shamed?

Obesity can be attributed to many things, from metabolism to hormones but the true underlying issue is our basic human instinct to eat.

No longer do we have to fight our way to a meal, being either predator or prey. 

Supermarkets have replaced our food sources but have not suppressed our innate drive to eat. 

In our most recent Lipotrim UK blog we have discussed these diet issues and why it is instead lazy to perpetuate the mantra "eat less and exercise more".

With a different approach, taking full consideration to the fact that 40 million UK adults can't just be lazy, we can tackle obesity properly.

Please click here to read the full Lipotrim blog post: 

LAZY? FAT SHAMING WON’T GET WEIGHT LOSS RESULTS.

Why is BMI still used?

What are the advantages of using BMI?

BMI is constantly under-fire from critics, many proposing the Hip-to-Waist ratio as a better means of assessing obesity and excess weight. Put a BMI chart up, however, and we are ALL compelled to take a look:

Did you manage to resist looking at your BMI? If so why?

A seemingly simple question such as "Why BMI?" requires a much longer answer than expected.

Unfortunately there is a distinct lack of understanding on even where BMI originated from.
There are many advantages to using BMI and this article explains the critical role it plays in obesity research and day-to-day monitoring of people's weight.

Take a look here: WHY BMI? HISTORY, ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES OF BMI

HOW TO TACKLE RISING OBESITY AND AVOID FAT-SHAMING

UK pharmacies are lighting the way to a more caring and sensitive approach to tackling obesity and avoiding the regular calls of fat-shaming that hound other weight loss providers and healthcare professionals.

Their Lipotrim pharmacy weight management programme allows for  different approach to weight loss, moving away from the often too simplistic "eat less and exercise more" mantra commonly raising calls of fat-shaming.

Take a look at the full blog post on "How to avoid fat-shaming", written by Lipotrim UK, here:

  https://www2.lipotrim.co.uk/how-to-avoid-fat-shaming/

Pharmacy is tackling obesity and avoiding fat-shaming. But how?

Pharmacy in Ireland is using the safe and effective Lipotrim Ireland Pharmacy Weight Management Programme to help their patients lose weight and keep it off.

But how are pharmacies managing to talk about losing excess weight and dieting without the same backlash as Cancer Research UK?

This latest blog from Lipotrim Ireland looks into how to avoid fat-shaming and how pharmacy is taking the dehumanisation out of dieting.

https://ireland.lipotrim.com/how-to-avoid-fat-shaming/