04/03/2026
Myth: obesity is simply about willpower.
Reality: obesity is recognised as a complex chronic disease influenced by several biological and environmental factors.
✨Today marks World Obesity Day 2026. It’s also the ideal topic to cover in my weekly pharmacist series ‘The Wellness Prescription’. In this series we look at ways to prevent illness in the first place as prevention is better than cure.
However obesity is a very complex disease not limited to just eat less move more. It is far more complicated than that.
Obesity specialist describes five key drivers:
🧬Genetics
🧠Hormones
🌍Environment
💊Medications
⚖️Lifestyle
Lifestyle is only one piece of the puzzle, but it is often where prevention begins.
Sleep
Daily movement
Muscle strength at any age
Your food environment
Understanding these drivers helps reduce stigma and improve treatment.
Comment FACTORS and I’ll send you my 🆓 pharmacist advised lifestyle factors health checklist.
As pharmacists we often see the complications years later from unmanaged obesity.
👉high blood pressure
👉prediabetes and diabetes type 2
👉fatty liver
👉joint problems
👉mental health issues
👉not accessing medical diagnoses based on weight
Pharmacists are highly trained to help you at any stage, from advice to potential medications 💚
Prevention conversations matter.
Obesity is a chronic complex disease, not a failure of willpower.
✨Follow a pharmacist who believes prevention should be talked about more than prescriptions.
My door is always open to you for a chat in private. You may need to address all the factors involved to address obesity and I can help you at every step. You’re not doing this alone 💪
Tom the Pharmacist
⚠️For general advice only. Consult your own doctor or pharmacist for individual advice.
