The resource aims to:

• make following an energy deficit diet easier by providing pictures of food portions and pictorial examples of meal plans.
• allow flexibility of choice of foods within an energy-deficit diet, to achieve a healthier body weight.

The target group will understand that overweight and obesity is a major health risk increases the risk of multiple medical issues including:

• Coronary artery disease

• Heart failure

• Diabetes or a high blood sugar level (insulin resistance or pre-diabetes)

• Cancer of the breast, uterus, ovaries, colon, prostate, kidneys, or pancreas

• Reduced fertility

• Fatty liver, hepatitis, and cirrhosis

• Blood clots (deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism)

• Kidney disorders, including nephrotic syndrome

• Arthritis, gout, low back pain, and other joint disorders

• Depression and anxiety

The target group will know:

• Eating appropriate portion sizes through a balanced diet.
• Know how many portions of food from each food group an individual should have to achieve and/or maintain their healthier body weight.
• Know how portions relate to servings.

• SIGN Guideline Management of Obesity (February 2010)

• Preventing excess weight gain, NICE Guideline 7, March 2015, nice.org.uk/guidance/ng7

• The INDI modelling work for the development of nutritionally complete meal plans.