Obesity is a chronic disease requiring treatment

The HSE has lost €56m by not implementing national obesity treatment policy, experts have warned in a new call to action on the condition, reports Dara Gantly Obesity experts are calling on the Government to implement a national obesity treatment programme to reduce the financial and societal burden from obesity-related diseases like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, sleep apnoea, cancer and fertility issues. By recognising obesity as a disease of the brain and treating people with personalised treatment programmes, including diet, exercise, weight loss medicine, cognitive behavioural therapy, and surgery, the HSE could have saved millions, according to the Irish…