A weight management practitioner of 25 years Alan has practiced and researched weight management extensively and continues to support many adults and children to lose weight using novel behavioural and practical methodologies that he has developed.Alan has taught for training centres and Universities across the UK and presented at seminars both home and overseas. In 2000 he founded the Weight Management Centre in London, which assisted over 20,000 adults and children to successfully lose weight. Alan holds a master's degree in Weight Management from the Department of Clinical Sciences at the University of Chester and has authored several educational works on the subject, including the first UK accredited level 4 Obesity and Diabetes Management Qualification. Alan is a fellow of the Chartered Institute for Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) having 40 years of membership.