Management of overweight and obesity in primary care-A systematic overview of international evidence-based guidelines.

ABSTRACT: Overweight and obesity are increasing worldwide. In general practice, different approaches exist to treat people with weight problems. To provide the foundation for the development of a structured clinical pathway for overweight and obesity management in primary care, we performed a systematic overview of international evidence-based guidelines. We searched in PubMed and major guideline databases for all guidelines published in World Health Organization (WHO) "Stratum A" nations that dealt with adults with overweight or obesity. Nineteen guidelines including 711 relevant recommendations were identified. Most of them concluded that a multidisciplinary team should treat overweight and obesity as a chronic disease. Body mass index (BMI) should be used as a routine measure for diagnosis, and w

SUBMITTER: Semlitsch T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6852048 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature