The Recipe for Tackling Male Obesity

Fewer men join weight loss programmes, but they are more likely than women to stick with them, according to analysis of international obesity studies.  Men also prefer the use of simple ‘business-like’ language, welcome humour used sensitively, and benefit from the moral support of other men in strategies to tackle obesity.  These are some of the findings in a new report which suggests that, if weight loss programmes were specifically designed for men, these might be more effective at helping them to lose weight.  Researchers from the Universities of Aberdeen, Bournemouth and Stirling analysed evidence from around the world - gathered from weight loss trials and studies that have also taken on-board men’s views. The team particularly investigated what would make services more appealing to men.  View the launch press release at: www.mhfi.org/obesitystudy.pdf and the full report on the study at: www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hta/volume-18/issue-35  The Men's Health Forum in Ireland was delighted to play a supporting role in this research.