This guideline is based on the evidence report and accompanying background papers
developed by the Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center. The American …

For primary care physicians, obesity is one of the most challenging problems confronted in
office practice. The disorder is increasing in prevalence despite the efforts of both patients …

In 1998, an expert panel assembled by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
(NHLBI) conducted a review of the safety and efficacy of treatment for obesity. It issued …

Methods Each evidence report requested by the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ) is guided by a Technical Expert Panel (TEP). We invited a distinguished …

Obesity is a growing epidemic and a major contributor to the global burden of disease.
Obesity strains the healthcare systems and has profound economic and psychosocial …

Two guidelines--one by the American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart
Association (AHA)/The Obesity Society (TOS), and the other by the American Association of …

Background: Obesity poses a considerable and growing health burden. This review
examines evidence for screening and treating obesity in adults. Data Sources: MEDLINE …

Since the publication of the first edition of Treatment of the Obese Patient, the US population
prevalence rates for obesity in youth and adults have appeared to level off but remain …

Obesity, one of the most prevalent health problems in the Western world, is a chronic and
progressive condition. Therefore, as with other chronic diseases, patients with obesity …

The prevalence of obesity is increasing in both developed and developing countries, with
rates reaching∼ 10–35% among adults in the Euro-American region. Obesity is associated …