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Treatment of overweight and obesity: Lifestyle, pharmacologic, and surgical options
Clinical Cornerstone, 10/21/09

Cannon CP et al. – Treatment must begin with long–term lifestyle changes, including increased physical activity and dietary modifications. For overweight and obese individuals for whom lifestyle changes alone are insufficient, pharmacotherapy may be added. However, patients who choose adjunctive pharmacotherapy should be advised of the risks and benefits of drug therapy, the lack of long–term safety data, and the temporary and modest nature of the weight loss that can be achieved with these agents. Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment option for morbidly obese patients or obese patients with multiple comorbidities who have not been successful in achieving sufficient weight loss with nonsurgical approaches. However, appropriate candidates for bariatric surgery must also be committed to long–term lifestyle changes.

Childhood obesity and overweight prevalence trends in England: evidence for growing socioeconomic disparities
International Journal of Obesity, 11/06/09 Relevance Score: 69%

Childhood and Young Adult Overweight/Obesity and Incidence of Depression in the SUN Project
Obesity, 11/05/09 Relevance Score: 69%

Trends in the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in Australia between 1985 and 2008
International Journal of Obesity, 10/16/09 Relevance Score: 69%

Sex differences in time trends for overweight and obesity in adolescents: The Young-HUNT study
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 11/09/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Do lifestyle behaviours really differ between overweight and non-overweight girls and boys
Canadian Institute for Health Information, 10/09/09 Relevance Score: 67%