Criteria for selection of appropriate candidates for bariatric surgery have been established to minimize surgical complications and to maximize the benefit of these important and limited procedures.
The preoperative workup should evaluate a patient’s medical, nutritional, mental and functional health...
Bariatric surgery should be considered for patients with severe obesity (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg/m2) and obesity-related diseases, or BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2 without obesity-related diseases.
Bariatric surgery could be considered for patients with obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) with severe obesity-related d...
The management of obesity through technological means has shown benefits in recent years. These include treatment and follow-up strategies delivered through portable devices (e.g., mobile phones), web-based platforms (e.g., websites) and wearable tracking devices (e.g., pedometers).
Technology-based inte...
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...
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...
Wharton, Sean;
Lau, David C. W;
Vallis, Michael;
Sharma, Arya M;
Biertho, Laurent;
Campbell-Scherer, Denise;
Adamo, Kristi;
Alberga, Angela;
Bell, Rhonda;
Boulé, Normand;
Boyling, Elaine;
Brown, Jennifer;
Calam, Betty;
Clarke, Carol;
Crowshoe, Lindsay;
Divalentino, Dennis;
Forhan, Mary;
Freedhoff, Yoni;
Gagner, Michel;
Glazer, Stephen;
Grand, Cindy;
Green, Michael;
Hahn, Margaret;
Hawa, Raed;
Henderson, Rita;
Hong, Dennis;
Hung, Pam;
Janssen, Ian;
Jacklin, Kristen;
Johnson-Stoklossa, Carlene;
Kemp, Amy;
Kirk, Sara;
Kuk, Jennifer;
Langlois, Marie-France;
Lear, Scott;
McInnes, Ashley;
Macklin, David;
Naji, Leen;
Manjoo, Priya;
Morin, Marie-Philippe;
Nerenberg, Kara;
Patton, Ian;
Pedersen, Sue;
Pereira, Leticia;
Piccinini-Vallis, Helena;
Poddar, Megha;
Poirier, Paul;
Prud’homme, Denis;
Ramos Salas, Ximena;
Rueda-Clausen, Christian;
Russell-Mayhew, Shelly;
Shiau, Judy;
Sherifali, Diana;
Sievenpiper, John;
Sockalingam, Sanjeev;
Taylor, Valerie;
Toth, Ellen;
Twells, Laurie;
Tytus, Richard;
Walji, Shahebina;
Walker, Leah;
Wicklum, Sonja.
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...
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...
