The purpose of the study is to check whether, compared to a standard NHS Tier 3 weight loss programme:~Our patients like I-SatPro~Whether our patients want to follow I-SatPro~Check whether our patients following I-SatPro achieve improvements in their health including: weight loss, changes in blood pressure, changes in diabetes control, changes in blood lipids 'cholesterol', changes in their eating patterns and relationship with food, changes in their wellbeing
Over one in four adults living in the UK is living with obesity. Obesity is associated with health complications including type 2 diabetes, heart disease and depression. The current NHS treatment for obesity includes attending a specialist clinic called 'Tier 3' where patients receive help from healthcare professionals such as doctors, dieticians and psychologists. It is known that health conditions associated with obesity improve or reverse if a person with obesity loses 5 per cent or more of their body weight. On average, currently available Tier 3 programmes achieve less weight loss than this. In our specialist obesity clinic at the Imperial Weight Centre, we (the study research team) have designed a new weight loss programme called Imperial Satiety Protocol (or I-SatPro for short). I-SatPro uses the scientific evidence related to weight control, appetite, genes, gut bacteria, hormones, sleep, exercise and behaviour change to create a practical, sustainable weight loss programme for our patients with obesity.