title: Treating obesity in people with learning disabilities.
abstract: Obesity in people with learning disabilities should not be dismissed as untreatable. Such people have the same right to a healthy weight as the rest of the population. Equally, they should have the right to remain overweight if they so choose, provided their choice is an informed one. This paper reviews the reasons people with learning disabilities may become obese, addresses how this problem may be tackled and highlights some of the ethical issues involved in weight reduction for this client group.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perry
mesh_terms: D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000451:nursing*; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic