The British health system has decided to offer obese people and their families fitness and cooking classes in order to stem the epidemic of obesity which is exploding among the population.
In England, faced with the exploding obesity within the population, the health authorities have decided to react. With a little more kindness than usual, it must be emphasized.
Indeed, last December, the NHS (National Health System) announced that scheduled surgical interventions (knee, hip…) would be postponed for obese people, as long as they did not lose a little weight. A strange way to “motivate” this population.
Cooking, coaching, zumba …
This time, the British health system has chosen to play the educational card. The NHS will offer cooking and fitness classes for obese people and their families. They will also benefit from online coaching and will be able to attend walking groups, or even Zumba classes.®. All at the expense of the State.
The announcement follows national recommendations that most Britons should follow a weight loss program, as overweight affects two in three people in the country. Initially, this brand new health plan will target 10,000 individuals at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, before spreading to the rest of the population.
Obesity in healthcare professionals
Moreover, patients are not the only ones targeted by these free courses. Healthcare professionals who work for the NHS will also need to follow them. “We must put into practice what we preach,” admitted the head of the institution, Simon Stevens. It is estimated that 700,000 health workers themselves suffer from obesity, more than one in two.
The first trial will be launched in the largest hospital in the country, where healthcare professionals will have to follow the program ” Slimming World “. Dieticians and psychologists will also help.
Prescription sports?
In England, 2.5 million people suffer from type 2 diabetes. If the current trend continues, diabetics will be 4 million by 2025. The same question arises in France, where many doctors are campaigning for sport to be prescribed. on prescription and reimbursed by Social Security. The idea would be to generalize experiences like the one set up by the city of Strasbourg. It has enabled general practitioners to prescribe moderate and regular physical activity to certain patients, as well as to refer them to a sports educator.
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