Medical strategies for weight loss in the overweight and obese patient.
Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol
; 52(4): 415-30, 2006 Dec.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17108871
ABSTRACT
In recent years, obesity has become a major public health problem in Western countries. The World Health Organization has defined obesity as a global epidemic of the third millennium. Treatment options for weight management include dietary intervention, physical activity, behavior modification, pharmacotherapy and surgery. However, the complexity of this chronic condition necessitates a coordinated multidisciplinary team-approach to the care of obese patients who fail weight control. The long-term duration of the treatment and the necessity of monitoring compliance and effectiveness should be considered. The objective of this article was to review the major controlled randomized clinical trials dealing with the different medical strategies for weight loss and its maintenance in overweight and obese patients.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pérdida de Peso
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Sobrepeso
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Obesidad
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia