Weight Regain Isn't Failure! Understand Your Body
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Exercise and physical activity
Doing regular physical activity can make people feel good about themselves and it can have a number of benefits for health. For e... Regular physical activity combined with a healthy diet is usually the best way of losing weight, and keeping that weight off. See the separate leaflet called Weight Loss (Weight Reduction) for more advice on this..
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Why do some people regain weight after losing it?
For decades, people living with overweight and obesity have been unfairly labelled lazy or greedy, with weight loss framed as a simple matter of eating less and moving more. But the biology behind body weight is far more complex. Dr Caroline Butler, Chief Clinical Offer at Genwell UK, explores why weight gain and regain aren't personal failings,.
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Weight reduction
In order to lose weight, your 'energy in' needs to be less than your energy used up. How weight loss works The science In some respects, it seems quite simple. Your weight depends on how much energy you take in (the calories in food and drink) and how much energy your body uses up (burns): If the amount of calories that you eat equals the amount.
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How modern life affects your weight - beyond diet and exercise
If our bodies are designed to regulate our weight, why are more people living with obesity than ever before. Our genes haven't changed significantly over recent decades, but our environment, lifestyles, and individual biology all influence how our bodies regulate hunger, burn energy, and store fat. Understanding these factors can help explain why.
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Obesity and weight loss
Even a modest amount of weight loss can help to reduce your increased health risks. The best chance of losing weight and keeping the weight off, is to be committed to a change in lifestyle. If you have obesity or overweight, this means that you are carrying excess body fat. See the separate leaflet called Weight loss (Weight reduction) for more.
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Foundayo pill: a new oral weight management tablet
Foundayo (Orforglipron) is the fourth weight loss medication (GLP-1s) approved for prescription in the UK and the second once-daily tablet option. Foundayo provides another option for people starting medicated weight management to help regulate appetite and food intake, as... Foundayo was licensed in the UK in August 2026 for the treatment of type.
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