Is Doctor Referral to a Low-Energy Total Diet Replacement Program Cost-Effective for the Routine Treatment of Obesity?

Seamus KentPaul AveyardNerys AstburyBorislava MihaylovaSusan A Jebb

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2019)

At current retail prices and with plausible long-term weight regain trajectories, TDR is projected to be cost-effective in adults with obesity and could be considered as an option to treat obesity in routine health care settings.

Keyphrases

weight loss
insulin resistance
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
bariatric surgery
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
healthcare
gastric bypass
clinical practice
roux en y gastric bypass
physical activity
primary care
body mass index
depressive symptoms
climate change
quality improvement
skeletal muscle
obese patients