Borderline Lipoedema: Where Does Normal End & Pathology Begin?
Introduction One of the most difficult ethical questions in borderline lipoedema care is not how to diagnose lipoedema, but, in some cases, whether diagnosis is appropriate at all. Increasingly, clinicians are seeing people who are already concerned that their body shape represents a disease, after comparing themselves with images on Instagram or discussions on other […]
World Obesity Day 2026: APPG Obesity Meeting at Portcullis House
Introduction On 1st March, at the invitation of Kate Forster, I attended the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Obesity meeting at Portcullis House in Westminster, to represent Lipoedema UK. The meeting was chaired by Mary Glindon MP and brought together clinicians, policymakers, patient advocates and representatives from digital weight-management services to discuss the current landscape […]