Adult weight management and healthy eating
Get help from Essex Wellbeing Service to:
- manage your weight
- make healthy lifestyle changes
You can also access support for related conditions, like the Diabetes prevention programme.
Healthy eating
The NHS Eatwell Guide has advice about healthy eating, including:
- the types of food that make up a healthy diet
- the portions we should eat
The British Nutrition Foundation provide information about how foods affects our health, including what people should eat at different ages.
The NHS Better Health website has ideas for healthier food swaps and small lifestyle changes.
Local NHS support
Mid and South Essex
NHS Mid and South Essex offer support in:
- Basildon
- Braintree
- Brentwood
- Castlepoint
- Chelmsford
- Maldon
- Rochford
Eligibility criteria for weight management in Mid and South Essex
Find weight management services in Mid and South Essex
These services are provided by Second Nature.
West Essex
NHS West Essex provide support in:
- Epping Forest
- Harlow
- Uttlesford
Eligibility criteria for weight management in West Essex
Find weight management services in West Essex
These services are provided by More Life.
North Essex
NHS North Essex provide support in:
- Colchester
- Tendring
Find weight management services in North Essex
These services are provided by the East Suffolk and North Essex foundation trust.
Contact us
For any questions about weight management services in Essex, contact the Essex County Council Public Health Healthy Weight team.
Email: healthy.weight@essex.gov.uk