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Healthy weight

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If you are overweight or obese, you are at higher risk of developing serious health problems, including heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, gallstones, breathing problems, and certain cancers.

How to maintain a healthy weight

The NHS have an abundance of information, advice guidance and support on Healthy living, including information on eating a balanced diet, healthy weight including a BMI calculator.

Healthy Lifestyles Gloucestershire offers coaching to help with weight management and help you maintain a healthy weight.

There is also lots of information available to help you through the Employee Assistance Programme with Health Assured, both online and via the My Healthy Advantage app.