Toolkit Essentials

The following items and information sheets may be useful when discussing weight management advice:

Equipment

  • Reliable set of weighing scales
  • Height stick (not essential but can be useful if available)
  • Physical examples of 0.5 - 1.0kg (1 - 2 pounds) fat - this could be a 2lb bag of sugar for example, or could be a lifelike 'fat model' purchased from a health education website (do a web search for: health+education+fat+model+uk).

Reference Sheets:

Recommended Handouts

  • Topic dependant - see options in flexible toolkit