Cheshire Weight Loss Clinic is a specialist Weight Management Clinic using the unique Lipotrim Obesity management foods produced by Howard Foundation Research. The Clinics are operated by Philip Galt BPharm MRPharmS a registered pharmacist with a special interest in weight management.

About Lipotrim

In 1987, as a result of the successful loss of substantial weight by obese study subjects, a programme was developed for GPs to treat their obese patients using the protocols developed during the research. Very high compliance and weight losses, generally at theoretical maximal levels, were achieved in the research and the subsequent Lipotrim programme.

Lipotrim is not available to the general public over the counter. Over the years, Lipotrim’s value in Type II diabetes control, blood pressure reduction and a host of other clinical benefits has sustained its medical use.

With the growing burdens on resources of general practice and the increasing recognition of the epidemic of obesity, several groups of GPs were consulted in "think tank" sessions to develop ideas for the wider availability of the Lipotrim programme. The universal conclusion was that expansion into pharmacy was the best possible scenario. As highly educated members of the medical team, pharmacists are well placed to treat uncomplicated weight problems, maintaining the professionalism required when managing seriously overweight people. Therefore, in 2001, the Lipotrim programmes were extended to include training for pharmacists. This training programme earned a "Highly Commended" in the 2002 SMART awards sponsored by Numark and Pharmacy Magazine. Over 20 Royal Pharmaceutical Society branch educational sessions on obesity management have been conducted to-date by Howard Foundation Research’s scientists, Dr Stephen Kreitzman and Valerie Beeson.

Dr Stephen Kreitzman Ph.D, R. Nutr. is a nutritional biochemist. After training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States, he taught nutrition to medical students in the US, researched obesity, body composition and metabolism in both the US and UK. He has been senior research associate at Cambridge University in the UK and is a UK registered nutritionist.

Dr Kreitzman’s work has been published in, among others, the Lancet, the International Journal of Obesity, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the European Journal of Applied Physiology and the Royal College of General Practitioners Members’ Reference Book.

Valerie Beeson is a research scientist, widely published in the field of obesity and metabolism. She is an experienced medical educator and trainer, participating in numerous PGEA programmes on obesity management. As clinical programme director for Lipotrim, she is the primary liaison for practice staff and pharmacists and involved in the organisation of new programmes and ongoing support of all existing programmes.

Cheshire Weight Loss Clinic is a trading name of Ingenerate Limited.

Registered Office:
4 Park Road
Willaston
Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 6PW

Registered in England, Company Reg No 6319261.

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