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Encouraging healthy weight for adults with intellectual disabilities: supporting the role of carers

2025-10-24

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Adults with intellectual (learning) disabilities die on average 20 years earlier than the UK general public, with heart disease a leading cause of avoidable death. Obesity, a key risk factor, is more prevalent in this group. Carers (paid and unpaid) play a vital role in supporting healthy behaviours and healthy weight in adults with intellectual disabilities but often lack appropriate training. This study develope...

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Literature Corpus work: 250d81c2-06ea-5fd4-9398-d25a0297e96c
DOI: 10.1101/2025.10.22.25338600

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