Diagnosing Obesity as a First Step to Weight Loss: An Observational Study.
Elizabeth L CieminsVaishali JoshiJohn K CuddebackRobert F KushnerDeborah B HornW Timothy GarveyPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2020)
While controlling for potentially confounding factors, documentation of an obesity diagnosis remained independently predictive of at least 5% weight loss. This suggests that documenting a diagnosis of obesity may be an important step toward engaging patients to lose weight.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- bariatric surgery
- roux en y gastric bypass
- gastric bypass
- weight gain
- ejection fraction
- insulin resistance
- newly diagnosed
- metabolic syndrome
- glycemic control
- type diabetes
- obese patients
- high fat diet induced
- body mass index
- patient reported outcomes
- skeletal muscle
- chronic kidney disease
- physical activity