Weight Concern Information

Weight Concern is a registered charity established to tackle the rising problem of obesity in the United Kingdom. The charity was founded by Professor Jane Wardle at University College London and includes a small team of psychology, nutrition and exercise specialists. Our main aims are to provide clear, evidence-based information on obesity and weight management and to represent the views of individuals who have experience of being overweight. We achieve this by: - providing research services - providing expert consultancy services - delivering training and education on weight-related topics to health professionals and the public - producing evidence-based, attractive and user-friendly information resources for all ages - consulting with our online user-group 'The Big Panel' (a group of 1700+ individuals with experience of being overweight) - providing a behaviour change, weight management service 'Shape-Up' Weight Concern is funded entirely through it's activities in fundraising, training provision, resource development and research.