In a recent House of Lords discussion, Lord McColl sparked controversy by suggesting that individuals living with obesity, should ‘eat less and do with one fewer meal a day’ in order to save the NHS £50billion a year.
The Complications from Excess Weight (CEW) elearning module has been created by NHS England in collaboration with the BDA’s Obesity and Paediatric Specialist Groups.
Although this is not that new to many dietitians, an important debate has started in the general media around the use of inclusive language, when it comes to how we talk about people living with obesity and overweight.
