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Pharmacologic management of obesity
Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 2011AbstractRecent discoveries of processes that govern regulation of body weight and energy expenditure have led to development of new anti‐obesity pharmacological agents. This article will inform health professionals of new anti‐obesity medications that target neuronal systems within the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral humoral proteins that ...
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Nursing Clinics of North America
Obesity is a disease much like any other chronic disease with multiple causes. Therefore, all contributing factors should be addressed to assist in effective weight loss. Women are twice as likely to be affected, starting at puberty. Weight reduction is challenging, in part, because of metabolic adaptations and hormonal changes that favor weight regain
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Obesity is a disease much like any other chronic disease with multiple causes. Therefore, all contributing factors should be addressed to assist in effective weight loss. Women are twice as likely to be affected, starting at puberty. Weight reduction is challenging, in part, because of metabolic adaptations and hormonal changes that favor weight regain
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Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 2008
Background: The optimal diet for prevention of weight gain, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes is fat‐reduced, fiber‐rich, high in low‐energy density carbohydrates (fruit, vegetables, and whole grain products), and intake of energy‐containing drinks is restricted.
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Background: The optimal diet for prevention of weight gain, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes is fat‐reduced, fiber‐rich, high in low‐energy density carbohydrates (fruit, vegetables, and whole grain products), and intake of energy‐containing drinks is restricted.
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British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2007
Obesity surgery is the most cost-effective form of treatment for morbid obesity. Unfortunately the NHS has failed to provide widespread comprehensive assessment and obesity surgical services. As a result we are lagging behind many developed countries to the detriment of our patients.
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Obesity surgery is the most cost-effective form of treatment for morbid obesity. Unfortunately the NHS has failed to provide widespread comprehensive assessment and obesity surgical services. As a result we are lagging behind many developed countries to the detriment of our patients.
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Pharmacologic Management of Obesity
Orthopaedic Nursing, 1997Obesity is a major health problem in the United States. It is not only a problem in itself, but it is a predisposing factor for many chronic illnesses. Pharmaceutical houses have devoted much research in the development of drugs to combat the problem. While diet and exercise continue to be the first line of defense, many diet drugs are available on the
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Obesity is the most prevalent and serious nutritional disease among western countries and is rapidly replacing undernutrition as the most common form of malnutrition in the world. Approximately 300,000 deaths a year are currently associated with overweight and obesity, second only to cigarette smoking as a leading cause of preventable death in the ...
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