Weight Management Programme

Comprehensive weight management programme combining medical assessment, body composition analysis, and tailored interventions including GLP-1 therapy, nutritional guidance, and metabolic health testing.

The Clifford Clinic's weight management programme is a physician-led service that addresses weight as a medical rather than a purely lifestyle concern, offering structured assessment and a range of evidence-based interventions calibrated to the patient's metabolic profile, health history, and goals. The programme begins with a comprehensive consultation in which the physician reviews the patient's weight history, previous attempts at weight loss, current medications, and any metabolic comorbidities such as insulin resistance, thyroid dysfunction, polycystic ovarian syndrome, or cardiovascular risk factors. Body composition analysis establishes the current ratio of fat mass to lean mass, providing a more precise baseline than weight alone and allowing the programme to target fat loss while preserving muscle. Intervention options within the programme include semaglutide (GLP-1) prescription for patients meeting clinical criteria, continuous glucose monitoring to reveal post-meal blood sugar spikes that may be driving fat accumulation, gut microbiome screening where the physician suspects that the microbiome composition is impacting metabolic efficiency, and nutritional counselling incorporating the clinical findings. For patients with exercise capacity concerns, zone 2 lactate threshold testing is also available through the clinic's longevity division to inform a safe and effective exercise prescription. Body contouring procedures including Z-Lipo fat freezing and Kybella double-chin reduction are available as aesthetic adjuncts for patients who have reached or are approaching their weight goal but have diet-resistant localised fat deposits. Regular review appointments track progress against the initial assessment, and the programme can be adjusted as the patient's needs evolve.