Toast

Partners in association with Lifestyle Mate

TOAST was started as a non-profit making organisation in 1998 and received charitable status in 2001. The primary aim of the Charity has always been to ensure that people whose lives are affected by obesity have an impact on policies and treatment, and to this end the main work that they undertook initially was to raise the issues of obesity and overweight as a matter for policy makers to take seriously.

It became apparent that not only was there a lack of understanding by politicians and doctors, but by society as a whole. TOAST has been extremely successful in raising obesity in the political arena and it was TOAST, together with other lobbyists that were responsible for the All Party Select Committee on Obesity being formulated. Whilst TOAST recognize the importance of continued lobbying, they are also aware that many decisions are being made concerning the approaches to the treatment and prevention of obesity are based on the medical model of treatment; most strategies involve either diet-and-exercise advice or medication, and yet the wider picture is still being missed. Without effective solutions, the problem is getting worse and millions of people are at risk of either dying prematurely or having a lifetime of both physical and mental health illness.


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