POB6 MODIFICATION OF LIFE STYLE AND OBESITY MANAGEMENT IN PRIMARY CARE

Obesity: assessment and management in primary care.

Obesity is a complex, multifactorial condition in which excess body fat may put a person at health risk. National data indicate that the prevalence of obesity in the United States is increasing in children and adults. Reversing these trends requires changes in individual behavior and the elimination of societal barriers to healthy lifestyle choices. Basic treatment of overweight and obese patie...

Life Style Management of Pediatric Obesity based on Traditional Persian Medicine: A Narrative Review

Obesity is a major risk factor for many diseases in children. Considering the widespread pandemic of pediatric obesity, developing more strategies for life style management of this disorder is essential. Therefore it was decided to conduct a more comprehensive study for prevention and treatment children obesity based on Traditional Persian Medicine (TPM). In this review we searched the most imp...

Improving Obesity Management in Adult Primary Care

Documentation and management of overweight and obesity in primary care.

PURPOSE We examined overweight/obesity management in primary care in relation to body mass index (BMI), documentation of weight status, and comorbidities. METHODS This analysis of baseline data from the Cholesterol Education and Research Trial included 2330 overweight and obese adult primary care patients from southeastern New England. Data were obtained via a telephone interview and abstract...

Obesity in primary care: prevention, management and the paradox

Government and societal efforts to combat obesity are aimed at prevention, although there is a generation for whom excess weight is the rule rather than the exception. Although measures to prevent a worsening of the current epidemic are important, management of obesity must also be prioritised. Obesity management is beset with problems ranging from attitudinal to clinical and pharmacological, a...