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World Obesity Day 2021
Today is World Obesity Day. World Obesity Day is led by the World Obesity Federation and takes place each year on March 4th. It is a chance for everybody to come together to call on governments and decisions makers to introduce new policies and programmes to address...
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Semaglutide – A more effective weight loss medication?
A study of almost 2000 people published in February 2021 has shown that a new, once-a-week weight loss injection can help patients with obesity significantly reduce their body weight and improve their health. The study, undertaken by University College London, found...
Ryan’s Weight Loss Story – The Beginning
Patient Name: Ryan Herridge Date Started with The Slimming Clinic: 07/01/2021 Starting Weight: 27st 6lbs Target Weight: 17st Over the coming months, we are going to be telling you Ryan’s story. Ryan started with The Slimming Clinic in January 2021 in a bid to...
Do certain factors make us more likely to be obese or overweight?
We often hear that there are mitigating factors that cause obesity or overweight and that, in a lot of cases, we can’t actually help being overweight or obese. It is how we were raised... For a lot of us, being overweight can stem from childhood. A time when we...
Banish Blue Monday
It’s the most Monday-est Monday in the whole calendar, so much so, over the last few years, it’s been dubbed ‘Blue Monday’. Supposedly the day when our moods are at their lowest, the third Monday in January is when people have lower motivation due to the dark, cold...
How to spot and avoid fad weight loss diets!
This January, has your inbox and social media feed been inundated with the latest “miracle diet”? This time of year, it can be tempting to jump on the latest “quick fix” that makes unrealistic weight loss promises when you’ve gained weight. Unfortunately, there is no...
Never give up!
How is your new year’s resolution going? What promises did you make to yourself at the beginning of the year and are you keeping them? According to fitness app, Strava, after analysing data from 98.3 million fitness activities loaded into their app, today, 17 January,...
What is appetite and can it be controlled?
Understanding appetite and how it is controlled can help us to think about how and why we eat, especially when we are trying to lose weight. Why do we need an appetite? Our body requires a supply of nutrients and energy to maintain its structure and growth and...
Prioritise your health during lockdown
The three lockdowns we have had in the UK have been extremely tough on our weight, health and well-being and at The Slimming Clinic we understand that the extra stress that a lockdown causes has meant that often, our health has often not been top priority. Despite the...
Dry January for Health and Weight Loss
Alcohol plays such a large part of our social culture here in the UK and during 2020, many of us admitted to drinking more than we should to cope with the pandemic and the stress, anxiety and boredom it caused us. With one in five of us saying we're actively taking...
Staying Motivated and Active This Winter
Winter can be a tough time especially if you are trying to stick to a new, healthier lifestyle. Heading to work and coming home in the dark and the cold weather can all mean we are more tempted to stay inside and hibernate than head out, get active and eat healthier...