Weight Management
Understand medically supervised weight management and whether a clinical consultation may be right for you.
Weight management treatment eligibility: what BMI and health criteria mean
Learn how UK weight management treatment eligibility is assessed, including BMI thresholds, health conditions and how ethnicity can affect the criteria used.
What happens when you stop weight-management treatment?
What happens when you stop weight-management treatment: how quickly appetite returns, how much weight typically comes back, and what can reduce regain.
Is weight-management treatment safe?
Is weight-management treatment safe? What UK clinicians weigh up before prescribing, common side effects, key warnings, and who it isn't suitable for.
What to eat during weight-management treatment
What to eat during weight-management treatment: protein and fibre priorities, foods that ease nausea, hydration, and why there's no single diet that fits everyone.
Can weight-management treatment make you tired?
Can weight-management treatment make you tired? Why fatigue happens, how long it tends to last, and when tiredness is worth flagging to your clinician.
How long does weight-management treatment take to work?
How long does weight-management treatment take to work? What changes when, why dosing is increased gradually, and what affects your individual timeline.
Orlistat: what it is and how it works
Orlistat explained: how this weight-management tablet works in the gut, who it may suit, common side effects, and how a UK clinician can advise on suitability.
Foundayo — the new once-daily weight-management tablet approved in the UK
Foundayo (orforglipron), a new once-daily weight-management tablet, has been approved by the MHRA. The strengths, study results, side effects and UK availability.
Weight management — is a clinical consultation right for you?
Wondering if a weight management consultation is right for you? Learn who it suits, what happens, ongoing support and what to expect from this doctor-led UK service.
Medically supervised weight management — how the service works
How a medically supervised, doctor-led UK weight management service works: the clinical consultation, a personalised plan, ongoing monitoring and lifestyle support.
Managing nausea during weight-management treatment
Nausea can be a common, temporary effect of some weight management treatments. Practical tips to ease it and when to seek help, with UK clinical support.