Identifying, evaluating, and treating overweight and obesity in adults

PAHO - OPS

Published in : 2001

Available in : English

Keywords : Obesity, guidelines

National Institutes of Health (NIH) of the United States of America recently cooperated on the production of a guide to identifying, evaluating, and treating overweight and obesity in adults. The guide is mainly intended for such health care practitioners as primary care physicians, nurses, registered dietitians, and nutritionists, to help them provide their patients with direction and support to lose weight and to maintain that weight loss. The guide includes practical information on dietary therapy, physical activity, and behavior therapy as well as guidance on the appropriate use of pharmacotherapy and surgery as treatment options.

Published in:
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública / Pan American Journal of Public Health, 2001;10(2): p.118-124, ISSN 1020-4989,
por Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS).

Documents :
Identifying, evaluating, and treating overweight and obesity in adults (PDF, 53.98Kb)

Originally posted at : Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública

This resource is listed under:

Themes : Diet and lifestyle, general, Household Food Security and community nutrition, general, Nutrition assessments and M&E, general, Nutrition training and capacity development, general, Overnutrition, general, Diet related chronic disease, Food culture, Food culture, Healthy diet, Nutrition transition, Nutrition transition, Nutrition transition, Obesity and overweight, Physical activity

Life-cycle focus : Adulthood

Resource types : Guidelines, Scientific/background documents