American College of Preventive Medicine Practice Policy statement. Weight management counseling of overweight adults

H Nawaz; D L Katz

doi:10.1016/s0749-3797(01)00317-8

American College of Preventive Medicine Practice Policy statement. Weight management counseling of overweight adults

Am J Prev Med. 2001 Jul;21(1):73-8. doi: 10.1016/s0749-3797(01)00317-8.

Authors

H Nawaz¹, D L Katz

Affiliation

¹ Yale Prevention Research Center, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Derby, CT 06418, USA. haqnawaz@pol.net

PMID: 11418263
DOI: 10.1016/s0749-3797(01)00317-8

Abstract

On the basis of a review of the current literature and recommendations, the American College of Preventive Medicine presents a practice policy statement on weight management counseling of overweight adults.

Publication types

Guideline
Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Adult
Counseling / methods
Counseling / standards*
Diet, Reducing
Evidence-Based Medicine
Health Policy
Humans
Obesity / complications
Obesity / epidemiology
Obesity / prevention & control*
Patient Education as Topic / methods
Patient Education as Topic / standards
Preventive Health Services / standards*
Preventive Medicine / methods
Preventive Medicine / standards*
Primary Prevention / methods
Primary Prevention / standards*
Public Health
United States / epidemiology