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Evidence-Based Reports
- Rimonabant for obesity. MeReC, 2007
- Review: dietary plus pharmacological intervention (orlistat or sibutramine) induces long term weight loss in overweight or obese adults. Evidence-Based Nursing (Requires free registration), 2006
- School-Based Intervention to Decrease Consumption of Soda Has Modest Effect at Decreasing Number of Overweight and Obese Children. Evidence-Based Pediatrics, 2006
- Orlistat, in Combination With Diet, Exercise, and Behavioral Modification Improves Weight Management in Obese Adolescents. Evidence-Based Pediatrics, 2006
- Should metformin be prescribed to overweight adolescents in whom dietary/behavioural modifications have not helped? BestBETS, 2006
Clinical Guidelines
- Treatment of obesity. Finnish Medical Society Duodecim, 2006.
- Prevention and identification of childhood overweight. Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium, 2006
- Prevention and management of obesity (mature adolescents and adults). Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, 2006
- Obesity. NICE, 2006
- Obesity. PRODIGY, 2006
Systematic Reviews
- Intragastric balloon for obesity. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2007
- Exercise for overweight or obesity. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006
- Rimonabant for overweight or obesity. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006
- Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity. Health Technology Assessment, 2007
Recent articles in core journals
- Higher Protein Intake Preserves Lean Mass and Satiety with Weight Loss in Pre-obese and Obese Women. Obesity (Silver Spring), 2007
- Effects of a reduced-glycemic-load diet on body weight, body composition, and cardiovascular disease risk markers in overweight and obese adults. Am J Clin Nutr, 2007
- Waist-to-Height Ratio is an Accurate and Easier Index for Evaluating Obesity in Children and Adolescents. Obesity (Silver Spring), 2007
- Developmental trajectories of overweight during childhood: role of early life factors. (Silver Spring), 2007
- Comparison of the Atkins, Zone, Ornish, and LEARN diets for change in weight and related risk factors among overweight premenopausal women: the A TO Z Weight Loss Study: a randomized trial. JAMA, 2007
- Drug treatments for obesity: orlistat, sibutramine, and rimonabant. Lancet, 2007
- Overweight, obesity, and mortality in a large prospective cohort of persons 50 to 71 years old. NEJM, 2006
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Clinical queries
- Are overweight or obese children who wheeze more likely to be diagnosed with asthma than non-obese children? NLH Q&A Service, 2006
- Would you recommend overweight/obese children to lose weight even when they are still growing or would you recommend increased activity and healthy food choices and recommend weight stabilisation as opposed to weight loss? NLH Q&A Service, 2006
- In overweight and obese patients, is there any evidence that attending yoga classes leads to weight loss? NLH Q&A Service, 2006
- Do alternative therapies such as acupuncture or hypnosis aid weight loss in overweight people? Rotherham PCT Q&A Service, 2006
- Should the dose of a progesterone only contraceptive pill be increased for obese patients. If yes what is the recommended dose and criteria? NLH Q&A Service, 2006
- Can you prescribe two desogestrel-only pills a day to reduce breakthrough bleeding in an obese woman? NLH Q&A Service, 2006
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