Some of the most important questions and dilemmas around obesity and eating behaviour sit in the gaps between lived experience, professional perspectives, different approaches to care and the wider context of people’s lives.

When obesity is reduced to eating, biology or individual behaviour, important parts of people’s experience — and the wider context shaping it — may disappear from view.

Yet the complexity does not disappear.

It shows up in conflicting advice, competing treatment priorities, disconnected professional perspectives and people falling through the gaps between services. For the individual living with obesity, it may create feelings of shame, alienation and helplessness.

Obesity in Context creates space for conversations about issues that are too often considered in isolation. We explore how a broader lens can lead to a more meaningful understanding of obesity and inform treatment.