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Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Clinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults
Author: The Practical Guide
Author: Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
Author: Expert Panel on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Medical protocols
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Of evidence-based recommendations -- Introduction -- Overweight and obesity: background -- Examination of randomized controlled trial evidence -- Treatment guidelines -- Summary of recommendations -- Future research.
Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
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Category : Obesity
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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An estimated 97 million adults in the United States are overweieht or obese. Obesity is a complex multifactorial chronic disease that develops from an interaction of genotype and the environment. Our understanding of how and why obesity develops is incomplete, but involves the integration of social, behavioral, cultural, physiological, metabolic and genetic factors. While there is agreement about the health risks of overweight and obesity, there is less agreement about their management. The intent of these guidelines is to provide evidence for the effects of treatment on overweight and obesity. The guidelines focus on the role of the primary care practitioner in treating overweight and obesity.
Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
Author: U. S. Department of Health and Human ServicesPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781985343092
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Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Introduction An estimated 97 million adults in the United States are overweight or obese, a condition that substantially raises their risk of morbidity from hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea and respiratory problems, and endometrial, breast, prostate, and colon cancers. Higher body weights are also associated with increases in all-cause mortality. Obese individuals may also suffer from social stigmatization and discrimination. As a major contributor to preventive death in the United States today, overweight and obesity pose a major public health challenge. Overweight is here defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 29.9 kg/m2 and obesity as a BMI of 3 30 kg/m2. However, overweight and obesity are not mutually exclusive, since obese persons are also overweight. A BMI of 30 is about 30 lb overweight and equivalent to 221 lb in a 6'0" person and to 186 lb in one 5'6." The number of overweight and obese men and women has risen since 1960; in the last decade the percentage of people in these categories has increased to 54.9 percent of adults age 20 years or older. Overweight and obesity are especially evident in some minority groups, as well as in those with lower incomes and less education. Obesity is a complex multifactorial chronic disease that develops from an interaction of genotype and the environment. Our understanding of how and why obesity develops is incomplete, but involves the integration of social, behavioral, cultural, physiological, metabolic and genetic factors. While there is agreement about the health risks of overweight and obesity, there is less agreement about their management. Some have argued against treating obesity because of the difficulty in maintaining long-term weight loss and of potentially negative consequences of the frequently seen pattern of weight cycling in obese subjects. Others argue that the potential hazards of treatment do not outweigh the known hazards of being obese. The intent of these guidelines is to provide evidence for the effects of treatment on overweight and obesity. The guidelines focus on the role of the primary care practitioner in treating overweight and obesity.
Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
Author: Lung National HeartPublisher: Imp
ISBN: 9781588080028
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Of evidence-based recommendations -- Introduction -- Overweight and obesity: background -- Examination of randomized controlled trial evidence -- Treatment guidelines -- Summary of recommendations -- Future research.
Handbook of Obesity Treatment, Second Edition
Author: Thomas A. WaddenPublisher: Guilford Publications
ISBN: 1462542905
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 737
Book Description
"Description: The leading clinical reference work in the field--now significantly revised with 85% new material--this handbook has given thousands of practitioners and students a comprehensive understanding of the causes, consequences, and management of adult and childhood obesity. In concise, extensively referenced chapters from preeminent authorities, the Handbook presents foundational knowledge and reviews the state of the science of evidence-based psychosocial and lifestyle interventions as well as pharmacological and surgical treatments. It provides guidelines for conducting psychosocial and medical assessments and for developing individualized treatment plans. The effects of obesity--and of weight loss--on physical and psychological well-being are reviewed, as are strategies for helping patients maintain their weight loss. Key Words: obesity medicine, obese, overweight, weight loss, weight management, reduction, eating disorders, binge-eating disorder, night-eating syndrome, behavioral therapy, behavioural therapies, psychosocial treatments, medical treatments, bariatric surgery, nonsurgical, pharmacological, adults, children, childhood, adolescents, assessments, lifestyle interventions, prevention, psychological treatments, evidence-based treatment programs, obesity epidemic, Albert J. Stunkard, severe weight problems, chronic weight problems, body mass index, health psychology, clinical psychology, behavioral medicine, weight loss devices, gastric balloons, gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, public health problems, medical complications, health consequences, dietary options, weight loss diets, bingeing, exercise, physical activity, addictions, leptin"--
Obesity
Author: World Health OrganizationPublisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9241208945
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
This report issues a call for urgent action to combat the growing epidemic of obesity, which now affects developing and industrialized countries alike. Adopting a public health approach, the report responds to both the enormity of health problems associated with obesity and the notorious difficulty of treating this complex, multifactorial disease. With these problems in mind, the report aims to help policy-makers introduce strategies for prevention and management that have the greatest chance of success. The importance of prevention as the most sensible strategy in developing countries, where obesity coexists with undernutrition, is repeatedly emphasized. Recommended lines of action, which reflect the consensus reached by 25 leading authorities, are based on a critical review of current scientific knowledge about the causes of obesity in both individuals and populations. While all causes are considered, major attention is given to behavioural and societal changes that have increased the energy density of diets, overwhelmed sophisticated regulatory systems that control appetite and maintain energy balance, and reduced physical activity. Specific topics discussed range from the importance of fat content in the food supply as a cause of population-wide obesity, through misconceptions about obesity held by both the medical profession and the public, to strategies for dealing with the alarming prevalence of obesity in children. "... the volume is clearly written, and carries a wealth of summary information that is likely to be invaluable for anyone interested in the public health aspects of obesity and fatness, be they students, practitioner or researcher." - Journal of Biosocial Science
Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity Conditions in Adults
Author: U. S. GovernmentPublisher:
ISBN: 9781522083085
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Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Overweight and obesity, serious and growing health problems, are not receivingthe attention they deserve from primary care practitioners. Among the reasonscited for not treating overweight and obesity is the lack of authoritative informationto guide treatment. This Practical Guide to the Identification, Evaluation, andTreatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults was developed cooperatively bythe North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) and the National Heart,Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). It is based on the Clinical Guidelines on the Identification,Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults: Evidence Report developed bythe NHLBI Expert Panel and released in June 1998. The Expert Panel used an evidence-basedmethodology to develop key recommendations for assessing and treating overweight and obesepatients. The goal of the Practical Guide is to provide you with the tools you need to effectivelymanage your overweight and obese adult patients in an efficient manner.
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