Why choose MEND?

• People think highly of MEND and recommend it.
• The attendance rate is high (over 86% in recent Programmes) because the emphasis is on learning by having fun  and it works!
• MEND attracts people from all different backgrounds.
• MEND takes an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach to obesity prevention in the whole family - it does not pretend there is a single easy solution.
• The Programme is practical hands-on and fun - encouraging participation in games, visual demonstrations and activities, as well as a supermarket tour and recipe preparation and tasting.
• MEND is group-based.  Group- based learning is very powerful and improves motivation, participation and response.
• Parent / carer involvement is mandatory - and essential to ensure that families incorporate what they learn into their day-to-day routines and thus ensure that the benefits are sustained over the long term.
• The MEND Programme has undergone extensive development for over 5 years by leading experts in various fields.
• Unlike many other obesity treaments or diets, the MEND Programme is research-based with a succesful pilot written up in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics in February 2005.
• It is NOT a diet - rather MEND promotes a balanced, integrated and sustainable lifestyle!
• A huge amount of thought, time and money has gone into developing the content (theory, lessons, activities, games etc.) to ensure that the programme works!