Obesity

2007-04-27T07:09:00.000+01:00

This review is a pragmatic attempt to highlight recent research and some backround reading in obesity. It should not be considered exhaustive, simply a way of reviewing some of the major developments and current thinking in the area.

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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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