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What is metabolism?

Metabolism is the process of using nutrients from digested food for growth, repair and energy production. Metabolism is a set of complex biological processes that occur in most cells in your body. 

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What is metabolic health?

Metabolic health describes how well your body is able to carry out important metabolic processes. This includes your ability to burn or store fat and carbohydrate for energy.

 

Some people with obesity have an energy dysfunction affecting their ability to burn fat. Even with dietary restriction, a person may not burn fat efficiently. We can assess this accurately to provide personalised advice on safe and effective treatment that optimises your chances of losing weight and maintaining this long term.  

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How do you assess my metabolic health?

We undertake a comprehensive metabolic health assessment using a range of validated clinical tools and monitors to provide accurate and meaningful information about your health. This supports the decisions we make about the most appropriate treatment to support your weight loss journey: 

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  • Bio-impedence measurement

    • Electrical impulses passed through the body are used to calculate your body composition (fat and muscle mass)

    • This helps us to monitor your weight loss accurately, ensuring fat is lost and muscle is preserved 

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  • Anthropometric measurements

    • ​BMI is not a useful measure of obesity because it does not provide information on body fat mass or distribution

    • We use a range of other measurements that are accurate and meaningful

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  • Blood tests

    • ​Several metabolic parameters are measured to assess for obesity-related conditions such as insulin resistance, pre-diabetes and dyslipidaemia

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  • Imaging

    • We may refer you for several imaging tests if clinically appropriate, including body composition imaging and screening for conditions associated with obesity, such as fatty liver disease and cardiovascular disease  

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This approach enables us to optimise your obesity treatment giving you the best chance of achieving clinically meaningful weight loss and maintaining this long term. 

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