Nationwide Survey Reveals Brits Top Ten Sources of Stress Throughout the Pandemic and they re NOT what the experts predicted
Taking care of parents/relatives (14%)
Home-schooling (13%)
The survey, commissioned by weight loss pioneers
Allurion, showed that 50% of Britons said they had gained weight during the pandemic and that concerns about their body are now the aspect of their life that they are least satisfied with. 35% said their weight had caused them stress, and 44% said they re unhappy about the current condition of their body.
Psychologist
Honey Langcaster-James, It s heartening to see that our primary concern throughout the pandemic has remained the wellbeing of our loved ones, however, it seems that our concern for others may have come at a cost to looking after ourselves. We ve been neglecting our own health-related needs and eating for emotional reasons, so now people are anxious about the weight they ve put on during the pandemic.
Gastric balloon helps lose weight without surgery
DUBAI, February 8, 2021 The Elipse Gastric Balloon by Allurion, the world s first and only weight loss device that requires no surgery, endoscopy, or anaesthesia, has been introduced in the UAE and is available across clinics in the country. The Elipse Program supports long-term weight loss through a revolutionary gastric balloon that creates a feeling of fullness by taking up space in the stomach, providing patients with the chance to take a break from dieting and that all too familiar feeling of hunger. Obesity is the leading health problem in the UAE, where the majority of the population has dangerously high body weights. In 2019 Zayed Military Hospital conducted a survey further raising the seriousness of the obesity problem, highlighting that 70% of the Emirati male population were obese.