Supporting healthcare professionals to transform lives
The Obesity & Weight Management Alliance brings together healthcare professionals, researchers and industry partners with one shared goal – to improve outcomes for people living with obesity.
Through a programme of conferences, webinars and regular news updates, we provide practical education, insights and access to innovative solutions that are making a real difference in weight management care.
The alliance is chaired by Professor Melanie Davies CBE, a leading expert in diabetes and obesity and aims to connect professionals with the latest evidence-based approaches, tools and treatments.
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We publish a monthly newsletter with event updates, clinical insights and resources for healthcare professionals.
Tackling the UK’s obesity challenge
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Global obesity rates have tripled since 1975 and the UK now ranks among the worst-performing countries in Europe.
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Today, around a quarter of UK adults are living with obesity and studies suggest this could rise to 36 per cent of the adult population by 2040.
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Obesity already costs the NHS £6.5 billion annually and this is predicted to rise to more than £9.7 billion each year by 2050.
Meet our chair
We are proud to introduce our Chair – Professor Melanie Davies CBE.
Professor Davies is Professor of Diabetes Medicine at the University of Leicester and an Honorary Consultant Diabetologist at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
She is the Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. Professor Davies has published over 900 original articles and has more than £100 million of grant funding. She was awarded the CBE in 2016 for services to diabetes research.
