Margaret Miles-Bramwell - who founded the Slimming World weight loss organisation - has died aged 76.
The company announced her death "with deep sadness" on Sunday afternoon.She set up the company, which provides tailored food plans and weekly group sessions for weight management, in Derbyshire in 1969 after several failed diets of her own.The firm also provided the first NHS weight management referral scheme in 2000, meaning health professionals could refer overweight patients to Slimming World groups to manage their weight.
"I really felt that we needed to treat overweight people with respect and courtesy and as adults and not as children who needed a slap or something. That was really what inspired me." In a statement, Slimming World said: "Margaret touched the hearts and changed the lives of millions of people, including all of Slimming World’s Consultants and staff who will feel her loss deeply.
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