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    Weight management over the reproductive years for adult women with obesity

    This chapter addresses the management of weight related to three phases of a woman’s reproductive years – precon­ception, during pregnancy and postpartum – for adult wom­en with obesity. Although these reproductive periods are addressed separately, it is important to consider that these phases re...

    Obesity management and indigenous peoples

    Exploring obesity within the context of multiple co-occurring health, socioeconomic, environmental and cultural factors, and situating these within policy/jurisdictional structures specific to Indigenous populations (e.g., federal versus provincial health funding), can facilitate emerging opportunities f...

    Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline

    Can. Med. Assoc. J; 192 (31), 2020
    Obesity is a complex chronic disease in which abnormal or excess body fat (adiposity) impairs health, increases the risk of long-term medical complications and reduces lifespan.1 Epidemiologic studies define obesity using the body mass index (BMI; weight/height2), which can stratify obesity-related healt...

    Commercial products and programs in obesity management

    The commercial weight loss industry is enormous. Clini­cians should familiarize themselves with the commercial obesity management offerings in their vicinity. Criteria have been published to evaluate whether a commercial program is safe and potentially successful (i.e., offering a combination of nutriti...

    Evidence-based risk mitigation and stratification during COVID-19 for return to interventional pain practice: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) guidelines

    Pain Physician; 23 (4S), 2020
    Chronic pain patients require continuity of care even during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has drastically changed healthcare and other societal practices. The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) has created the COVID-ASIPP Risk Mitigation and Stratification (COVID-ARMS) Return to P...

    2019 Canadian guideline for physical activity throughout pregnancy

    Br. j. sports med; 52 (21), 2018
    The objective is to provide guidance for pregnant women and obstetric care and exercise professionals on prenatal physical activity. The outcomes evaluated were maternal, fetal or neonatal morbidity, or fetal mortality during and following pregnancy. Literature was retrieved through searches of MEDLINE, ...

    Obesity: working with local communities

    This guideline covers how local communities, with support from local organisations and networks, can help prevent people from becoming overweight or obese or help them lose weight. It aims to support sustainable and community-wide action to achieve this. The guidance will support the Department of Health...

    Guía de práctica clínica sobre el manejo de los lípidos como factor de riesgo cardiovascular

    La Guía de Práctica Clínica (GPC) tiene como misión elaborar recomendaciones que sirvan de ayuda a los profesionales sanitarios del Sistema Nacional de Salud (SNS) en la toma de decisiones para el manejo de los lípidos como factor de Riesgo Cardiovascular. En esta GPC no se abordan los siguientes as...

    Guía de Práctica Clínica ​(GPC) para la prevención, diagnóstico y tratamiento del sobrepeso y la obesidad en adultos

    Evaluar la efectividad de las medidas preventivas para disminuir la aparición de nuevos casos de sobrepeso y obesidad en la población general, incluyendo niños y adultos de ambos sexos. Evaluar la efectividad y eventos adversos asociados a los diferentes tratamientos disponibles para el manejo del sob...