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Slimming World
Clover Nook RoadSomercotes
Alfreton
Derbyshire
DE55 4RF
Tel (Group Enquiry Line): 08700 754 666
Tel (Customer Service): 0870 330 7733
Web: www.slimming-world.com
Slimming World is a slimming organisation in the UK. Margaret Miles-Bramwell founded the company in 1969 and there are now more than 5,500 groups held weekly nationwide via a network of 2,500 Slimming World trained Consultants. Slimming World's healthy eating plan, Food Optimising is based on sound nutritional principles, while Slimming World's weight loss philosophy is based on a deep understanding of the psychological challenges faced by overweight people.
Slimming World integrates practical, up-to-date dietary advice with a highly developed support system. Slimming World employs and retains a team of experts specializing in nutrition and obesity research as well as psychologists, dieticians and exercise specialists to help people make the lifestyle changes they want, to manage their weight. Slimming World is committed to developing and researching innovative ways of reaching families and individuals from all groups of society through best practice and evidence-based, sound weight management techniques.
The company is committed to reaching members through groups based in their local communities with comprehensive backing from a large, well-established sound company which has invested in an extensive online presence as well as the best-selling publication Slimming World Magazine. The company has pioneered Slimming on Referral for health professionals who wish to refer patients to Slimming World groups for 12 weeks.
Checked January 2007
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