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...
Overweight and obesity are an increasing health problem of the population all over the world, including in Estonia. According to the data of the Estonian adult population health behavior survey conducted in 2018, 40% of Estonian men and 26% of women are overweight, and 21% of men and 18% of women are obe...
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...
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...
According to the 2015 WHO report on overweight and obesity (1), obesity has doubled worldwide in the last 35 years. An estimated 1.8 billion people are overweight and 600 million of them are obese. Obesity among children is also increasing (42 million overweight or obese children under the age of 5). Acc...
Alfadda, A. A;
Al-Dhwayan, M. M;
Alharbi, A. A;
Al Khudhair, B. K;
Al Nozha, O. M;
Al-Qahtani, N. M;
Alzahrani, S. H;
Bardisi, W. M;
Sallam, R. M;
Riva, J. J;
Brożek, J. L;
Schünemann, H. J;
Moore, A.
OBJECTIVE: To assist healthcare providers in evidence-based clinical decision-making for the management of overweight and obese adults in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: The Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia assembled an expert Saudi panel to produce this clinical practice guideline in 2015. In ...
This guideline covers preventing children, young people and adults becoming overweight or obese. It outlines how the NHS, local authorities, early years’ settings, schools and workplaces can increase physical activity levels and make dietary improvements among their target populations. The clinical man...
OBJECTIVE: To formulate clinical practice guidelines for the pharmacological management of obesity. PARTICIPANTS: An Endocrine Society-appointed Task Force of experts, a methodologist, and a medical writer. This guideline was co-sponsored by the European Society of Endocrinology and The Obesity Society. ...
The objective of this guideline is to provide recommendations on the intake of free sugars to reduce the risk of NCDs in adults and children, with a particular focus on the prevention and control of unhealthy weight gain and dental caries. The recommendations in this guideline can be used by policy-make...
