There's a range of events and activities being launched this week to encourage people to make the small lifestyle changes that can beat obesity.

National Obesity Awareness Week starts today (Jan 12) with a promotion led in the Isle of Man by public health chiefs in partnership with Manx Sport and Recreation.

Health services member Dudley Butt MLC said: 'Tackling the causes and prevalence of obesity remains an important part of the department’s focus on prevention of ill-health and is a key aim of both the Island’s Childhood Obesity Plan and the Isle of Man Strategy for Sport.

'The aim of National Obesity Awareness Week is to promote the ways in which we can work together to improve everyone’s health, reduce the risk of obesity and provide the information and resources to make sustainable lifestyle choices, whether that is eating more healthily or being more physically active.'

To find out more about the events and activities on offer visit http://www.gov.im/obesityawareness

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