Overweight and obesity: Part 2

Part 2: weight management interventions at work

Summary:

Concluding a two-part feature on obesity and overweight, Howard Fidderman considers potential interventions in an occupational context. He examines guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, published in January 2025, and suggests an action plan for developing a workplace strategy for tackling overweight and obesity.

 

The first part of this feature discussed our understanding of obesity and overweight, their prevalence, their impact on work and why employers might intervene¹. The second part examines what occupational health (OH) professionals need to consider when recommending workplace interventions – including the efficacy of different strategies. These can include interventions to ensure that workplaces are neither causing nor exacerbating weight issues, as well as specific support for employees to manage their weight and to improve their health and fitness …

 

Howard Fidderman is co-author of Your health at work (Kogan Page/TUC) and the former editor of Health and Safety Bulletin.

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Occupational Health at Work February/March 2025 (vol. 21/5) pp17-22

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