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weight management programme
UK/weɪt ˈmænɪdʒmənt ˈprəʊɡræm/US/weɪt ˈmænɪdʒmənt ˈproʊɡræm/WEIGHT MAN·age·MENT PROG·ramme
A structured plan combining diet, exercise and support to help people lose or control weight.
Examples
“The clinic offers a twelve-week weight management programme for adults.”
“Community centres often run free weight management programmes.”
“Successful weight management programmes include behavioural support as well as exercise plans.”
Band 8 sentence
“A comprehensive weight management programme should combine nutritional advice, personalised exercise and psychological support.”
Collocations
- join a weight management programme
- design a weight management programme
Word family
Common mistakes
do a weight management programme→join a weight management programme
weight management program (UK essay)→weight management programme
Say it for a higher band
5try to lose weight→6weight-loss programme→7+weight management programme
Synonyms
weight-loss programme
Easily confused
weight-loss programme
“He enrolled in a weight-loss programme to lose ten kilos before summer.”
diet plan
“The diet plan helped her reduce sugar but did not include exercise guidance.”
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