Answers to Clinical Questions in the Primary Care Management of People with Obesity: Screening and Diagnosis

Robert F Kushner; Donna Ryan

Answers to Clinical Questions in the Primary Care Management of People with Obesity: Screening and Diagnosis

J Fam Pract. 2016 Jul;65(7 Suppl):S2-4.

Authors

Robert F Kushner¹, Donna Ryan²

Affiliations

¹ Professor of Medicine, Clinical Director, Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
² Professor Emerita, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Associate Executive Director for Clinical Research, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

PMID: 27565107

Abstract

Identifying patients with overweight or obesity is key to implementing appropriate management to reduce the risk of cardiovascular and other complications of obesity.

MeSH terms

Adult
Body Mass Index
Child
Humans
Incidence
Mass Screening* / methods
Obesity / diagnosis*
Obesity / epidemiology
Obesity / prevention & control*
Obesity / therapy
Overweight / diagnosis
Overweight / prevention & control
Prevalence
Primary Health Care*
Risk Factors
United States / epidemiology
Weight Loss