Services for adults

Adults with a BMI of 26-40 who live in Brighton & Hove can come to one of the healthy weight programmes delivered by the Food Partnership's Healthy Weight Team.

To calculate your BMI, you can visit the What's your BMI? NHS choices page.

There are three services offered:

Shape Up takes a group approach

Shape Up at Work leads groups of employees/colleagues in the workplace

Shape Up After Baby is for women who want to lose weight after a pregnancy

One to one clinics  offer personalised sessions with a health promotion dietitian.

We can also support people who are stopping smoking and are worried about weight gain.

To find out more about why weight matters to your health download the Why Weight Matters PDF.

You can get a referral to our adult weight management programmes from your GP.  Just ask them to use the weight management referral scheme or contact us on 01273 431703 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to talk to one of our referral co-ordinators about the programmes.