CPD module: Obesity

After completing this module, you should be more aware of:

• the impact of obesity on Covid infection
• how obesity affects expected life span and quality of life
• the relative risk of developing ill health with obesity compared to healthy weight
• the health burden and impact on the NHS associated with overweight and obesity
• excess calorie consumption
• the proportion of the population who are overweight or obese
• effects of excess weight distribution in the body
• risk levels and recommended levels of intervention for BMI and waist measurements
• government policy and strategies for tackling excess weight
• roles for pharmacy in brief interventions around weight and social prescribing.