900 Min 
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Being overweight or obese – as the majority of UK adults are – increases the risk of ill health. Pharmacy is perfectly placed to help these people achieve and maintain a healthy body weight.
Britain is getting bigger. This isn’t just a tabloid headline, it is the cold, hard truth: in 2012, just 32 per cent of men and 41 per cent of women had a healthy weight, and 2014 figures put the number of overweight or obese children aged two to 15 years at around 28 per cent.
Objectives
This module will tell you how to:
- Deal with customers who are overweight or obese
- Differentiate between the different treatment options
- Understand the role of lifestyle in losing weight
- Know when to refer to the pharmacist.
