Obesity is a chronic, progressive and relapsing disease, characterized by the presence of abnormal or excess adiposity that impairs health and social well-being.
Screening for obesity should be performed regularly by measuring body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference.
The clinical assessment of ob...
Bariatric surgery should be considered for patients with severe obesity (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg/m2) and obesity-related diseases, or BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2 without obesity-related diseases.
Bariatric surgery could be considered for patients with obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) with severe obesity-related d...
Wharton, Sean;
Lau, David C. W;
Vallis, Michael;
Sharma, Arya M;
Biertho, Laurent;
Campbell-Scherer, Denise;
Adamo, Kristi;
Alberga, Angela;
Bell, Rhonda;
Boulé, Normand;
Boyling, Elaine;
Brown, Jennifer;
Calam, Betty;
Clarke, Carol;
Crowshoe, Lindsay;
Divalentino, Dennis;
Forhan, Mary;
Freedhoff, Yoni;
Gagner, Michel;
Glazer, Stephen;
Grand, Cindy;
Green, Michael;
Hahn, Margaret;
Hawa, Raed;
Henderson, Rita;
Hong, Dennis;
Hung, Pam;
Janssen, Ian;
Jacklin, Kristen;
Johnson-Stoklossa, Carlene;
Kemp, Amy;
Kirk, Sara;
Kuk, Jennifer;
Langlois, Marie-France;
Lear, Scott;
McInnes, Ashley;
Macklin, David;
Naji, Leen;
Manjoo, Priya;
Morin, Marie-Philippe;
Nerenberg, Kara;
Patton, Ian;
Pedersen, Sue;
Pereira, Leticia;
Piccinini-Vallis, Helena;
Poddar, Megha;
Poirier, Paul;
Prud’homme, Denis;
Ramos Salas, Ximena;
Rueda-Clausen, Christian;
Russell-Mayhew, Shelly;
Shiau, Judy;
Sherifali, Diana;
Sievenpiper, John;
Sockalingam, Sanjeev;
Taylor, Valerie;
Toth, Ellen;
Twells, Laurie;
Tytus, Richard;
Walji, Shahebina;
Walker, Leah;
Wicklum, Sonja.
Obesity is a complex chronic disease in which abnormal or excess body fat (adiposity) impairs health, increases the risk of long-term medical complications and reduces lifespan.1 Epidemiologic studies define obesity using the body mass index (BMI; weight/height2), which can stratify obesity-related healt...
This guideline covers multi-component lifestyle weight management services including programmes, courses, clubs or groups provided by the public, private and voluntary sector. The aim is to help people lose weight and become more physically active to reduce the risk of diseases associated with obesity. T...
This guideline covers lifestyle weight management services for children and young people aged under 18 who are overweight or obese. It advises how to deliver effective weight management programmes that support children and young people to change their lifestyle and manage their weight....
This guideline covers the link between body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference and the risk of disease among adults from black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups in the UK. The aim was to determine whether lower cut-off points should be used for these groups as a trigger for lifestyle interven...
