About us
We research health, weight, and wellness to understand what is required to improve lives.
About us
The UK Weight & Wellness Research Consortium (UKWWRC) is a pioneering initiative focused on advancing our understanding of health, weight management, and wellness.
Our consortium brings together leading experts from various fields to develop innovative solutions that address the multifaceted factors influencing public health outcomes.
Our mission
Our mission is to inspire healthier lives by advancing research and models in weight and wellness, fostering collaboration, and empowering individuals to achieve their personal health goals.
Health encompasses physical, mental, and social well-being, requiring a comprehensive approach that includes balanced nutrition, regular physical activity, adequate sleep, effective stress management, and accessible healthcare. With the rising prevalence of chronic diseases, there is a pressing need for new research and interventions to enhance health and wellness.
Objectives
Advance Research and Innovation
We will utilise state-of-the-art statistical models to explore new opportunities for enhancing health and wellness.
Promote Health and Wellness
We believe in integrating approaches across medical specialties to uncover data demonstrating opportunities across multiple disease subtypes.
Inform Policy Development
We are committed to provide data-based recommendations to policymakers to improve public health infrastructure and support healthier living environments
Methodology
We employ advanced research models and bring together experts from diverse clinical specialties, including clinical trials, epidemiology, statistical modeling, and drug development. Our innovative projects use state-of-the-art state-transition models to forecast disease trends, identify patterns, and predict health opportunities.
The work we believe that will make an impact
Project 1: Reduction in Cancer
Implement state-transition models to understand the benefits of GLP-1 weight loss programs on cancer incidence, across 22 cancer types across the UK
Project 2: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Provide insights to support health policy development aimed at reducing cardiovascular disease deaths and the magnitude of benefits for population health weight reductino programmes
Project 3: Sleep disorders and disease
Generate new insights into disease phenotypes in obstructive sleep apnea to inform better personalized care, and better phenotyping to facilitate optimal treatment selection