Site map
Every page on the HeMed site, in one place, with a line on what each one covers.
HeMed is a clinician-led weight loss and metabolic health service for men in the UK, built around an at-home blood test. The pages below are grouped the way the service works:
- How to get started
- The conditions the blood markers relate to
- Who we are and how your care is regulated
- The legal documents
- The articles our team has published
Each link has a short line on what the page covers. If you can't find what you need, the FAQs answer the most common questions.
Get started
- HomeThe service in one page: the at-home blood test, the clinician review and the retest every 6 months.
- Medical weight lossHow the service works, who may be eligible and how the options compare.
- The blood testThe at-home, needle-free test included with every plan, and what happens to your results.
- What we testThe 10 markers we measure, grouped by body system: heart, liver, blood sugar and thyroid.
- PricingOne monthly price with testing, clinical support and delivery included, and the four plan lengths.
- Switch to HeMedMoving from another UK provider, with a clinician review before anything changes.
- Cancelling Voy and switching to HeMedWhat Voy publishes about ending a plan and getting your records, with the HeMed steps.
- Cancelling Numan and switching to HeMedWhat Numan publishes about ending a plan and getting your records, with the HeMed steps.
- Leaving Simple Online Pharmacy for HeMedWhat Simple Online Pharmacy publishes about ending a plan and getting your records, with the HeMed steps.
- Leaving Superdrug Online Doctor for HeMedWhat Superdrug Online Doctor publishes about ending a plan and getting your records, with the HeMed steps.
- FAQsAnswers on plans, the blood test, switching and what happens after your results.
Conditions
- Obstructive sleep apnoeaHow common it is in UK men and the recorded link with weight.
- Low testosteroneLate-onset hypogonadism, how it is tested and where weight fits in.
- Cardiovascular diseaseUK figures, the weight connection and the markers that show risk early, with sources.
- Silent liver disease (MASLD)Why it is called silent, and the liver markers the blood test measures.
- Metabolic syndromeThe cluster of risk factors, what raises the risk and how it is picked up.
Company
- About usWhy HeMed exists, where it began and the clinical team behind the service.
- How your care is regulatedGPhC, GMC and CQC registration, and how to check the registers yourself.
- Affiliate programmeEarn £80 per confirmed referral for sharing HeMed with your audience, within the programme rules.
- BlogArticles on weight, blood markers and men's metabolic health.
Legal
- Marketing termsThe terms that apply to HeMed promotions and offers.
- Privacy policyHow your personal data is used and protected.
- Terms and conditionsThe terms of using the HeMed service.
- Cookie policyThe cookies this site uses and how to change your settings.
Articles
- Conditions and risksArticles on the conditions linked to excess weight in men.
- Weight-loss treatmentArticles on clinician-led treatment: eligibility, what to expect, choosing or switching provider.
- Living wellArticles on food, movement, sleep and keeping weight off.
- Blood markersArticles on what each marker measures and what a result means.
- Eligibility and choosing a programmeArticles on who may be eligible and how to choose a programme.
- Sleep and energyArticles on how sleep and energy connect with weight.
- NutritionArticles on food and drink for men managing their weight.
- ProteinArticles on protein for men losing weight: foods, how much, meal ideas and shakes.
- MacrosArticles on macronutrients for men managing their weight: what macros are, how to work out your own, which split the trials support, how to count them.
Eligibility and choosing a programme
- Am I eligible for medical weight loss treatment?The UK criteria, who decides, what a clinician checks and what happens if the answer is no.
- How to switch to HeMed from another weight loss planThe switching steps, eligibility and what the clinical team reviews first.
- Men's weight loss programmes: 2026 checklistQuestions to ask any clinician-led programme, and the NHS route.
- GP or online weight management: which route?The NHS pathway, private online programmes and the limits of each.
- Blood test first or questionnaire alone: UK service modelsHow the two models differ, what the regulators require before a prescribing decision, and what to ask first.
Blood markers and what they show
- What a men's health blood test checks forThe 10 markers across heart, liver, blood sugar and thyroid, and what each one shows.
- Ten blood numbers to know before a 2027 weight goalThe ten markers with their UK guide levels, the conditions they point to, and four they cannot show, such as blood pressure and sleep apnoea.
- Metabolic syndrome in men: signs, causes, what to doThe five criteria with UK thresholds and why men are more exposed.
- Prediabetes in men: what HbA1c 42 to 47 meansWhat the 42 to 47 mmol/mol range means for men, and the next steps NICE and the NHS set out.
- High cholesterol in men: warning signs, when to testWhy it usually has no symptoms, UK target levels and when to ask for a test.
- Raised cholesterol or blood sugar: what a clinician checks firstWhat a clinician checks before any decision when a man's cholesterol or blood sugar is raised, the NHS route and where a blood test fits.
- Visceral fat in men: risks, thresholds, what helpsThe fat around the organs, UK waist thresholds and the markers that reveal it.
Conditions linked to weight
- Low testosterone and weight gain in menHow the cycle works, how a GP tests it and what helps.
- Sleep apnoea and weight gain: the link men missHow broken sleep drives appetite and weight, and when to see a GP.
- Silent liver disease (MASLD): signs and risks in menWhy it causes no early symptoms, who is at risk and how the UK diagnoses it.
Weight, habits and everyday health
- Weight loss plateau in men: causes and what helpsAppetite, metabolic adaptation, sleep and alcohol, and the medical causes worth checking.
- Does a structured programme help you take weight-loss medication as prescribed?What reminders, regular review and weekly check-ins do for taking weight-loss medication as prescribed, and what to track.
- Why men ignore weight gain until it is a problemWhy men delay acting, what happens inside meanwhile, and what knowing your markers changes.
- Is walking enough for weight loss? The scienceWhat the research shows about walking, calories and fitness.
- Is porridge good for you? Calories and weight lossA nutrition look at porridge on a weight loss plan.
Protein for weight loss
- High-protein foods for weight loss: a UK list for men35 UK foods with protein per 100 g and per portion, and why protein matters when losing weight.
- How much protein do you need to lose weight?The UK reference intake, the range used in weight-loss trials and a calculator by body weight.
- High-protein breakfast ideas for weight lossSeven breakfasts with the protein per serving from UK food data.
- High-protein snacks for weight lossFifteen snacks with the protein per portion and the NHS advice on snacking.
- High-protein lunch and dinner ideas for weight lossTwelve meals with the protein per serving, no recipes.
- Protein shakes for weight loss: what the evidence saysWhey evidence, meal replacements as NICE describes them, and when food is better.
Macros: protein, carbohydrate and fat
- What are macros? Protein, carbs and fat explainedWhat each macro does, the calories per gram, the UK recommended shares and how to read a label.
- Macro calculator: calories, protein, carbs and fatEstimated daily energy from the SACN equations, a weight-loss target and the macros to match.
- How to count macros: UK labels and portionsTo count macros, add up the protein, carbohydrate and fat on UK labels, per 100 g or per portion, and weigh anything unlabelled. Plus when to stop.
- Macro split for weight loss: what the trials showWith calories matched, the macro split made little difference to weight loss at one and two years in the largest trials. Protein is the exception.
Medical weight loss and Pricing link to the treatment pages. The Blog page lists the articles about specific medicines. The machine-readable version of this page is the XML sitemap at /sitemap.xml; the text summary for AI assistants is at /llms.txt.
Not sure where to start? Read how the service works.
Page updated 29 October 2026.