A world where obesity is fully understood through – Education, Research, Support & Resources, in order for people living with obesity to have access to support and treatment services and to live in a world free from stigma and discrimination.
We aim, through influencing and campaigning, and bringing the experience of those living with obesity to the fore, to better understand obesity through research, improve access to services and treatment options and provide support and information for those living with obesity, policy makers and healthcare professionals.
We aim, through influencing and campaigning, and bringing the experience of those living with obesity to the fore, to better understand obesity through research, improve access to services and treatment options and provide support and information for those living with obesity, policy makers and healthcare professionals.
All About Obesity CIC is a third sector obesity organisation, founded by experts in the obesity
field. The organisation is primarily led by people living with obesity, three out of the five
Directors live with obesity, meaning that we are uniquely placed to most effectively represent
the views of people living with the condition.
Founder & Director
Sarah is a leading obesity advocate in the UK, she is passionate about changing the narrative around obesity, she is working to help remove weight stigma across society, wants people living with obesity to be treated equally.
Founding Director & Chair
Chris is Chief Executive of Diabetes UK and a Trustee of the National Academy for Social Prescribing. From his work supporting people living with or at risk of type 2 diabetes, he knows how vital it is that we remove the stigma from the condition of obesity and provide evidence-based therapies and support for all those living with obesity.
Founding Director
Giles studies the genetics of obesity at the University of Cambridge. He is also a science communicator, author, and broadcaster. His key messages are that body weight is not a choice, and people with obesity are fighting their biology.
Founding Director
Stephanie works as a GP alongside educating about obesity and obesity stigma nationally. She facilitates medical professionals and system planners to learn the science, thereby helping people living with obesity get the evidence-based treatment that is right for them.
Founding Director
Helen has lived experience of obesity and has worked in the third sector for over a decade. She hopes for a world where people living with obesity are treated with respect and compassion and supported with effective therapies to manage their disease.
All About Obesity support and encourage research into obesity. We promote the need for research into obesity with a focus on causation, prevention, and areas of most concern to those living with obesity. We aim to convene the voices of people living with obesity with the appropriate research institutes and funding bodies. We will ensure that people living with obesity are at the fore front of future research through Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) to ensure there is an active partnership between people living with obesity and researchers. We will also ensure that when new obesity research gets published, we will publish a review of the study and its key findings on our website, to ensure that everyone can get access to these exciting developments
We want to work closely with people living with obesity to identify the things that are most important to you and ensure these are actioned in our campaign work.
Whether that is getting obesity recognised as chronic relapsing condition/disease, getting access to weight management services, access to new therapeutic drugs, or lobbying for more investment in obesity research.
One of our Directors, Sarah Le Brocq, is currently involved in the latest NICE Weight Management Guideline update and the new NHSE National Obesity Audit , Sarah is also on the strategic council for the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Obesity, representing the voice of people living with obesity.
One of our aims is that we want to ensure that the voices of people living with obesity are being heard by policy makers at every level.
We want to work closely with people living with obesity to identify the things that are most important to you and ensure these are actioned in our campaign work.
Whether that is getting obesity recognised as chronic relapsing condition/disease, getting access to weight management services, access to new therapeutic drugs, or lobbying for more investment in obesity research.
One of our Directors, Sarah Le Brocq, is currently involved in the latest NICE Weight Management Guideline update and the new NHSE National Obesity Audit , Sarah is also on the strategic council for the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Obesity, representing the voice of people living with obesity.
One of our aims is that we want to ensure that the voices of people living with obesity are being heard by policy makers at every level.
