Online CPD Course for Healthcare Professionals
Obesity Toolbox for India
Stop avoiding the conversation. Start making a difference.
Discover the 6 essential tools for supporting patients of Indian heritage with obesity – in just 90 minutes. This online CPD course gives you culturally relevant strategies, practical language and evidence-based approaches that enable you to initiate conversations patients welcome – and respond to.
No more “just eat less”. Start conversations that work.

Created by Nigel Hinchliffe, CCH Director of Education
WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR
Healthcare professionals who work with patients of Indian heritage and want to understand what is needed to effectively discuss obesity and weight management within a culturally appropriate framework.
Including: GPs, Practice Nurses, Midwives, Doctors, Psychologists, Therapists, Mental Health Specialists, Physiotherapists, Health Visitors, Social Workers, Dieticians, Nutritionists, Carers and Personal Trainers.
COURSE OVERVIEW
The Obesity Toolbox for India answers your critical questions:
1. What specific dietary strategies can I recommend that work within Indian food culture – not against it? Generic advice about portion control ignores the social and family dimensions of Indian meals, leaving patients frustrated and you ineffective.
2. How do I assess obesity risk accurately in South Asian patients when standard BMI cut-offs do not apply? Using inappropriate thresholds means you will miss patients at high metabolic risk or intervene too late.
3. Which anti-obesity medications are accessible in India, and how do I discuss them sensitively? Without this knowledge, you cannot offer patients the full range of evidence-based treatment options available to them.
WHAT IS COVERED IN THE COURSE?
Part 1 – Overview (12 mins)
- Introduction
- Energy balance – regulating body weight
Part 2 – The Tools (35 mins)
- Dietary advice
- Dietary strategies
- Psychology of eating
- Physical activity
- Sleep
- Medical and surgical tools
Part 3 – Supporting the Patient (20 mins)
- Why talk about weight
- Initiating the conversation
- Communicating sensitively
- Environmental factors
- Over to you
Part 4 – Your Certificate (19 mins)
- Obesity Toolbox for India quiz
- Post-course questionnaire and Feedback
- Your certificate
Practical Resources
- 7 downloadable pdf Toolkits to use in practice
- Curated resources for further reading on obesity medications and other topics
HOW WILL I LEARN?
WHAT WILL I BE ABLE TO DO?
After the Obesity Toolbox for India, you will:
- Assess obesity accurately in South Asian patients – Know how to apply BMI and waist circumference thresholds correctly for patients of Indian heritage. Stop using standard cut-offs that miss health risks in this population.
- Give culturally relevant dietary advice – Move beyond generic “eat less” to specific strategies that work within Indian dietary patterns and cultural food practices. Your advice will feel practical, not impossible.
- Navigate weight conversations sensitively – Initiate discussions about weight that patients welcome, not resist. Handle cultural sensitivities around body image and family dynamics with confidence.
- Know which treatments are available – Understand the anti-obesity medications accessible in India now and emerging options, so you can discuss realistic treatment pathways with patients.
IS THIS SHORT COURSE RIGHT FOR ME?
This course is perfect if you:
- Work with patients of Indian heritage and feel underprepared for weight conversations
- Need culturally appropriate strategies, not generic Western dietary advice
- Want to understand South Asian-specific BMI and waist circumference thresholds
- Have 90 minutes to invest but not weeks for comprehensive training
- Know you are avoiding weight conversations due to cultural uncertainty
- Need to understand which medications and interventions are available in India
This course is not right if you:
- Already feel fully confident discussing obesity with South Asian patients
- Do not work with patients of Indian or South Asian heritage
- Need in-depth specialist training (consider our Obesity Essentials or Nutrition and Weight Management Essentials courses instead)
THE PRICE AND WHAT IS INCLUDED
- Obesity Toolbox for India is £29.00
- 90 minutes of expert-led CPD training (1.5 CPD hours)
- 7 practical Toolkits you will use in consultations
- Downloadable transcripts for easy reference
- CCH Certificate of Completion
- Immediate access – start learning in the next 5 minutes

