About Us

 
 
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Obesity UK is the leading charity dedicated to
supporting people living with obesity


Our Mission

Obesity UK is a registered charity which operates as a membership organisation to represent the voice of people with obesity. Obesity UK members form a mutual support group and provide a valuable link between those who struggle on a daily basis and the healthcare organisations that provide evidence-based weight management services.

 

Our Aims

01.

To raise awareness and understanding of obesity

02.

To improve education about obesity

03.

To reduce weight stigma and discrimination

04.

To improve advice, access and treatment in healthcare

 
 
 

05.

To work with national, regional and local organisations

06.

To provide a safe community for people with obesity to communicate

07.

To recognise obesity as a disease

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To ensure people with obesity have a voice

 
 
 

35000+ Members

2010 - Year Founded

1000+ Lives Transformed

 
 
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Our Story

Obesity UK, originally HOOP UK, was formed in 2010 by Lesley McCormack who set up a social media platform to support the parents of children with obesity who were not getting any assistance from their local healthcare services. Volunteer online administrators – all experts by experience – were recruited and helped manage the growing number of members.

In 2013, the organisation became a registered charity. By this time, it had a total membership in excess of five thousand people, had recruited over 10 volunteer administrators and had appointed a board of trustees.

Obesity UK now trains and develops volunteers to support the work that the charity does to support people living with obesity.

 
 
 

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 Friends Stories

Please be aware that these stories contain talk of traumas related to food.