Weight Can't Wait: A Guide to Discussing Obesity and Organizing Treatment in the Primary Care Setting.

Christine GallagherAmelia CorlWilliam H Dietz

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2021)

The expert panel developed a short, accessible, practical, and informative guide for obesity management by primary care clinicians. Efforts are under way to disseminate the guide to primary care providers through the 11 participating organizations that have endorsed it.

Keyphrases

primary care
weight loss
insulin resistance
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
general practice
high fat diet induced
body mass index
physical activity
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
quality improvement
combination therapy
smoking cessation
replacement therapy