Obesity in Dumfries and Galloway Will Take Time To TackleObesity in Dumfries and Galloway Will Take Time To Tackle
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Scotland Obesity problem is becoming a worry for Dumfries and Galloway NHS. Obesity is becoming more and more of a problem for the world but now Dumfries and Galloway are experiencing a huge problem with child obesity. With a new report just issued which has stated the 25% of children in the UK suffer from obesity, health experts in Dumfries and Galloway have admitted that their region has one of the worst records of obesity in Scotland. The health experts from Dumfries and Galloway NHS have said the obesity in Scotland could take some years to fully access.
The Dumfries and Galloway NHS launched a Go For It service to tackle obesity in the region in the hope that the popular region in Scotland would no longer be known for obesity.
The weight loss campaign was launched the local NHS found that Scotland Obesity problem had become much more of a problem for the children living in the area. According to the report, a quarter of school pupils in the region were considered to be overweight, which could cause long-term health problems.
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The weight loss programme is to target children and their parents in the hope they can reduce the Obesity problem in Scotland.
NHS Dumfries and Galloway health and wellbeing spokesman Jo Kopela said the weight loss issue had to be handled with "sensitivity" and the work had to be "sustained over time".
"The Go For It service recognises that healthy weight isn't a single issue," she said.
"The living situation for each child and young person and their family is quite unique and can be very complex.
"So the service offers choice - it offers one-to-one or group sessions or a combination of both."
Ms Kopela who hopes the weight loss campaign will be a huge success said they needed to motivate the children and their families to lose weight.
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