Living with obesity: ‘My genes mean I’m hard-wired to store fat’
Specialist health professionals say obesity should be regarded as a complex illness, and people with the condition shouldn’t be blamed for…
At the obesity clinic in Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, Mr Somers is joined by other specialists – a dietician, a psychologist, nurses, and an anaesthetist. They offer extensive pre- and post-operative care. All of his patients have been through Tier 3 of NHS treatment, as well as years of failed dieting, mental health anguish or illnesses like diabetes and high blood pressure that many obese patients suffer.
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