Where chronic health conditions, or medication use, are identified that may impact on the health of the client during the delivery of the particular program, the client will be asked to consult their usual medical practitioner for advice and the provision of ongoing supervision if appropriate to do so.

The following conditions will automatically exclude a client engaging in weight management services (except where the client is co-managed by the appropriate health care professional, ordinarily a doctor, dietician or exercise physiologist, and with the written consent of that health care professional. In such cases the health care professional must provide recommendations or modifications to suit the client’s condition and recommend frequency of consultations with the physician who is co-managing the client):

∙ Pregnancy
∙ Coeliac disease and malabsorption diseases
∙ Adolescent diabetes
∙ Medications that contain: Mono-amine oxidase inhibitors, Lithium, Anticoagulants
∙ Eating disorder or a history of an eating disorder
∙ Obese or overweight children (until they have completed puberty)
∙ Body mass index below 20
∙ Cancer
∙ Diabetes insulin dependent
∙ Epilepsy
∙ Gall bladder disorder or Stones
∙ Liver or kidney disease
∙ Major surgery – three months post operatively
∙ Breast feeding
∙ Gout
∙ Gastro intestinal disease
∙ Medications – eg. steroids
∙ Thyroid disease
∙ Chest pain (undiagnosed) or severe shortness of breath
∙ Angina
∙ Cardiac arrhythmia
∙ Heart disease/heart attack/coronary bypass surgery
∙ Food allergies or sensitivities
∙ Concurrent medically prescribed diet for health problems
∙ Physical limitations that may reduce exercising capacity
∙ Arthritis on medication
∙ Controlled depression
∙ Type II Diabetes only where insulin is not part of the therapy
∙ High blood pressure or high blood cholesterol.