Obesity Management Next Steps | The Science of Obesity

TAKE THE
NEXT STEP

Make an appointment with your GP to discuss the best options for managing your weight and improving your overall health and wellbeing.

Starting a conversation with your doctor now
takes you one step closer to success.

BOOK AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR GP

It doesn’t matter whether you’re just starting out, or you’ve been on a weight loss journey or two already.

Starting a conversation with your doctor now takes you one step closer to success.

Your GP is there to advise and treat you for all your medical concerns.

Don’t delay, make an appointment to discuss the best options for managing your weight and improving your overall health and wellbeing.

Discuss your options with your GP to find out what is best for you. If you think that bariatric surgery may be option for you, together you can discuss the option of a referral to learn more about weight loss surgery.

Some weight loss clinics hold introductory information sessions for patients who want to learn more about the option of surgery.

Your GP may be able to refer you to a clinic or surgeon they know. Some GPs will be happy for you to make the choice of which clinic you would like to be referred to. Click on Speak to your GP to see the physician finder where you can find weight loss (bariatric) clinics.

NAVIGATION

UNDERSTANDING OBESITY

Discover the real science of obesity Understand the science

THE RISKS OF OBESITY

How obesity can impact you What are the risks?

TREATMENT OPTIONS

Science based treatments and outcomes What are the options?

REAL PEOPLE, REAL STORIES

Hear from those who have treated their obesity successfully See real stories

Here’s the science:

Collective for Action on Obesity: The Obesity Collective. Weighing in: Australias Growing Obesity Epidemic. 2018. Available at https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57e9ebb16a4963ef7adfafdb/5c9a8961f4e1fc9deceb1ae4/1553631602322/Obesity+Collective_Australias+Growing+Obesity+Epidemic+report+27+03+19.pdf, accessed December 2019

Widely recognised as a chronic disease with severe health and quality of life consequences, obesity is greatly under diagnosed and under treated.^1-4

Misinformation, discrimination and stigma surround all aspects of obesity.⁵

This site will give you the information and tools to help you tackle this complex disease. Using real science, for real change.

START BY SPEAKING TO YOUR GP

And begin by making a weight-management plan that’s right for you.

1. Bray G, et al. Obesity: a chronic relapsing progressive disease process. A position statement of the World Obesity Federation, Obesity Rev 2017; 18(7); 715–23.

2. Caterson I, et al. Gaps to bridge: Misalignment between perception, reality and actions in obesity, Diabetes Obes Metab 2019; 21(8): 1914–24.

3. Golden A, et al. Insights and perceptions of obesity management in people with obesity: results of the national ACTION study. Presented at Obesity Week; 31 Oct–4 Nov 2015: New Orleans, USA.

4. Oldham M, Robinson E. Visual body size norms and the under-detection of overweight and obesity. Obes Sci Pract 2017; 4(1): 29–40.

5. RACGP. Obesity prevention and management position statement 2019.

TAKE THE NEXT STEP

BOOK AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR GP

OBESITY AFFECTS MORE THAN 5.8 MILLION ADULT AUSTRALIANS1