Management of obesity and overweight

Modern weight management incorporates optimization of health and risk factors, irrespective of weight change, short-term weight loss and long-term prevention of weight gain/regain. Patients with excess body fat and elevated metabolic risks needing professional weight management can be identified by a large waist (>102 cm for men,>88 cm for women. A modest weight loss of 5 –10 kg is achievable by many conventional dietary intervention methods, with multiple small benefits. However, this is usually insufficient to improve quality of life sufficiently for people to maintain their reduced weight.
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: Obesity Source Type: research