Government obesity strategy misses key elements in supporting healthy weight management for all, says Centre for Mental Health

The Government ' s obesity strategy risks missing an important opportunity to acknowledge and address the psychological, social and economic stresses and struggles that make it difficult for people to manage a healthy weight, Centre for Mental Health chief executive Sarah Hughes said today. Responding to the publication of the Government strategy, Tackling obesity, Sarah Hughes said: “For very many people, difficulties managing a healthy weight are intimately connected to their mental health. Poverty, stress, worry and fear are all major causes of physical ill health. Any strategy that relies on people making ' choices ' when for so many people those choices don ' t exist is unlikely to succeed. And focusing on food and physical activity without addressing the reasons people struggle with them risks making the inequalities we already see worse still.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news