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Obesity – Beyond Blame: Tackling Stigma and Systemic Change

About a third of Bradford’s population lives with obesity, an issue linked to high rates of deprivation, with a staggering 10-year gap in healthy life expectancy between the most and least deprived areas of the district.

 

In this episode of The Living Well Podcast, hosts Tim Howells and Zakra Yasin are joined by Collette Brauns (West Yorkshire NHS Integrated Care Board) to unpack why obesity is a whole systems problem, not a personal failing.

Learn about the damaging impact of stigma, the potential and pitfalls of new weight loss drugs (GLP-1s), and the critical need for behavioral “wraparound” support. Discover the free local resources available in Bradford, including weight management offers and the BEEP exercise referral programme.