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American Family Physician
March 15, 2003
McInnis et al. |
Counseling for Physical Activity in Overweight and Obese Patients An estimated 97 million adults in the United States, or more than six out of 10 men and women, are overweight or obese. The role of physicians and other health care professionals is associated with greater efforts to help patients adopt healthy lifestyle habits related to diet and exercise.   |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2004
Fowler-Brown & Kahwati |
Prevention and Treatment of Overweight in Children and Adolescents Family physicians should focus on identifying at-risk and overweight children and adolescents at an early stage and educating families about the health consequences of being overweight. Interventions should be tailored to the patient and involve the entire family. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2000
Ethan M. Berke & Nancy E. Morden |
Medical Management of Obesity Family physicians must treat any conditions associated with obesity while working with patients on methods to achieve and maintain weight loss... |
Nursing
September 2010
Margaret M. Bolton |
Sounding the alarm about metabolic syndrome Any health problem that affects a third of American adults is sure to impact your nursing practice. Metabolic syndrome, a growing and commonly silent condition, poses a significant public health crisis. |
Nurse Practitioner
December 2011 |
Managing pain in obese patients Obesity-related pain conditions can limit the patient's efforts at increasing activity and limit quality of life. This article will offer information on these conditions and treatment options. |
Nursing Management
March 2012
Yvonne D'Arcy |
Pain and obesity It can be a challenge to provide effective pain management for obese patients; however, a multimodal pain management regimen that combines medications and complementary techniques can help increase pain relief. |
Nursing
November 2011
Lawson & Pruitt |
Issues in Obesity, Part 2: Obesity Weighs Heavily on Lung Function A look at the impact of obesity on asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and sleep apnea. |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2004
Darwin Deen |
Metabolic Syndrome: Time for Action Family physicians can be more effective in helping patients to change their lifestyle behaviors by assessing each patient for the presence of specific risk factors, clearly communicating these risk factors to patients, identifying appropriate interventions to address specific risks, and assisting patients in identifying barriers to behavior change. |
Managed Care
December 2004
Jack McCain |
The Weight Debate, Continued This article presents the views of people who indulge in what many regard as health care heresy. They challenge the conventional wisdom that millions of Americans need to lose tons of weight, fast, to stave off diabetes, heart disease, cancer. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2006
Iris R. Mabry |
Putting Prevention Into Practice - Screening for Overweight in Children and Adolescents EH is a five-year-old boy seeing you for a routine well-child examination. His mother is concerned about his weight... Which of the following reasons explain why BMI is the preferred measure for detecting overweight in children and adolescents?... |
Nurse Practitioner
May 2008
Jarosz & Bellar |
Age-Appropriate Obesity Treatment Older adults who are obese must be assessed and treated for obesity within the context of aging. |
Nurse Practitioner
February 2012
Wood & Gordon |
Preventing CVD in women: The NP's role This article focuses on the new American Heart Association guidelines for preventing cardiovascular disease in women and the nurse practitioner's role in implementing them. |
Nursing Management
February 2008
Susan Gallagher Camden |
A Captive Condition: Childhood Obesity Both patient safety and caregiver injury are fast becoming serious considerations in managing care of children who are obese. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2004
Koenigsberg et al. |
Facilitating Treatment Adherence with Lifestyle Changes in Diabetes Healthy eating and increased physical activity can prevent or delay diabetes and its complications. Techniques that facilitate adherence to these lifestyle changes can be adapted to primary care. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2004
Rao, Disraeli & Mcgregor |
Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Impaired Fasting Glucose Impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose form an intermediate stage in the natural history of diabetes mellitus. |
AskMen.com
October 13, 2003
Martin Selby |
Obesity: A Bigger Problem Than You Think What are a few extra pounds, after all? Sure, a little extra insulation doesn't hurt, but problems start to arise when your weight crosses that fine line between being overweight and obese. But just what is obesity? And are you at risk? |
Nursing
October 2011
Elizabeth Heavey |
Obesity in pregnancy: Deliver sensitive care This article addresses the health risks of obesity to mother and baby during pregnancy, labor, and delivery and discusses what you can do to mitigate those risks. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2001
Joan Bedinghaus |
Coronary Artery Disease Prevention: What's Different for Women? Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women, as well as an important cause of disability, although many women and their physicians underestimate the risk... |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2001
Goutham Rao |
Insulin Resistance Syndrome Insulin resistance can be linked to diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease and other abnormalities. Because resistance usually develops long before these diseases appear, identifying and treating insulin-resistant patients has potentially great preventive value... |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2005
Hanna & Wenger |
Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Elderly Patients A review of the scientific evidence for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in the elderly. |
Managed Care
March 2000
Michael D. Dalzell |
Where Society Failed, Can Health Plans Succeed? What can be done about obesity? By engaging patients and forming strategic alliances, plans can gain immediate cost and clinical benefits -- despite conventional wisdom to the contrary. |
American Family Physician
August 2001
Marjorie E. Kaplan Seidenfeld |
Impact of Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity on the Gynecologic Health of Adolescents Dieting behaviors and nutrition can have an enormous impact on the gynecologic health of adolescents... |
Nursing Management
January 2012
Lawrence et al. |
Type 2 Diabetes: Growing to Epic Proportions Affecting all age groups and all aspects of a person's life, diabetes is a major public health issue worldwide, requiring lifelong behavioral and lifestyle changes and support. |
American Journal of Nursing
December 2011
Benton et al. |
Sarcopenic Obesity: Strategies for Management Nurses should be knowledgeable about this condition and its management and routinely educate older patients on the benefits of resistance training and dietary protein to prevent or reverse sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity. |
American Family Physician
May 1, 2006
Luma & Spiotta |
Hypertension in Children and Adolescents The prevalence and rate of diagnosis of hypertension in children and adolescents appear to be increasing. Most childhood hypertension, particularly in preadolescents, is secondary to an underlying disorder. |
Nurse Practitioner
March 2010
Beth Kelsey |
Contraceptive Considerations for Obese Women It is important for nurse practitioners to be equipped with the most up-to-date knowledge to provide evidence-based care individualized to each woman's contraceptive needs and health profile. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2000
Alan J. Garber |
Attenuating Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes All cardiovascular risk factors except smoking are more prevalent in patients with type 2 diabetes. In addition to exercise, weight control, aspirin therapy and blood pressure control, therapy to modify lipid profiles is usually necessary... |
Nursing
Simmons & Pruitt |
Sounding the alarm for patients with obstructive sleep apnea Obstructive sleep apnea is a significant problem in the United States and worldwide. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2002
Grace Brooke Huffman |
Evaluating and Treating Unintentional Weight Loss in the Elderly Unintentional weight loss in the elderly patient can be difficult to evaluate. Accurate evaluation is essential, however, because this problem is associated with increased morbidity and mortality... |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2006
Last & Wilson |
Low-Carbohydrate Diets Because of their higher protein and fat content and lower fiber and carbohydrate content, concerns have been raised about the potential health consequences of low-carbohydrate diets. Published long-term data are lacking. Here are key recommendations for physicians. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2010
Tom Hughes |
Lessons Learned About the Outlook for New Obesity Drug Approval The recent FDA advisory committee meeting on Vivus' weight loss pill proved to us, once again, how incredibly difficult it is to successfully develop and register new drugs for obesity. |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2010
Luke Timmerman |
Orexigen Drug Shows Potential as "Two-Fer" Against Obesity and Diabetes Orexigen's latest drug aims at treating both diabetes and obesity. |
Managed Care
January 2006
Catherine M. Murphy-Barron |
Can We Design a Fair Benefit For Bariatric Surgery? Insurers need a coverage strategy that focuses on reducing post-surgical complications and avoiding adverse selection. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2003
Gavin et al. |
Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes By increasing patient awareness of the link between diabetes and heart disease, family physicians can encourage patients to take medications (including aspirin), stop smoking, lower blood pressure, and lower cholesterol and blood glucose levels. |
Nursing
January 2009
Susan Gallagher Camden |
Shedding Health Risks with Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery More obese patients are turning to bariatric weight loss surgery, which is proving its worth by decreasing or eliminating dangerous comorbidities of obesity. Here's how to help prepare your patient for surgery and care for her afterward. |
Chemistry World
July 18, 2012
Andrew Turley |
Obesity drug approved in US US regulators have approved a new obesity treatment. Qsymia (phentermine, topiramate) tablets have been approved for overweight adults as part of a regimen that includes a low calorie diet and exercise. |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2000
Allen L. Hixon & Ronald W. Chapman |
Medicine and Society Healthy People 2010: The Role of Family Physicians in Addressing Health Disparities... |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2006
Virji & Murr |
Caring for Patients After Bariatric Surgery Pulmonary emboli, anastomotic leaks, and respiratory failure account for 80% of all deaths 30 days after bariatric surgery; therefore, appropriate prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism and awareness of the symptoms of common complications are important. |
AskMen.com
July 7, 2014
Patrick Owen |
Is It Impossible To Keep The Weight Off? The world is fatter than ever. In 2010 there were 1.5 billion people worldwide who were obese, and the trend is growing. |
Science News
August 3, 2002
Janet Raloff |
Surprise! Obesity (and inactivity) can spur cancers Some 60 percent of U.S. adults say they're worried at the prospect of developing cancer, yet only 6 percent recognize that being overweight is a leading predisposing factor. |
Nursing Management
August 2008
Jill R. Quinn |
Women and Heart Disease: An Update A look at statistics regarding coronary heart disease in women as well as related risk factors and prevention. |
Managed Care
July 2004
John Carroll |
The Weight Debate Encouraged by employers, health plans ponder expensive options in covering a generation of obese Americans. |
Nursing
August 2008
Carl A. Kirton |
Managing Long-Term Complications of HIV Infection Now that advances in treatment have transformed HIV into a chronic, manageable disease, patients are facing cardiovascular and metabolic complications you might not have expected 15 years ago. Here's how to help your patient manage them. |
AskMen.com
Jasper Anson |
The Dangers of Being Overweight Everybody has a healthy weight range, but if you're outside of the range, there can be significant physical consequences. |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2004
Saper, Eisenberg & Phillips |
Common Dietary Supplements for Weight Loss Asking overweight patients about their use of weight-loss supplements and understanding the evidence for the efficacy, safety, and quality of these supplements are critical when counseling patients regarding weight loss. |
Wired
October 2006
Thomas Goetz |
The Thin Pill 75 million Americans may have something called metabolic syndrome. How Big Pharma turned obesity into a disease - then invented the drugs to cure it. |
Managed Care
January 2006
Martin Sipkoff |
Skeptics Abound as Demand Grows For Obesity Treatments Changes in reimbursement patterns for obesity drugs will take several years. Lifestyle changes remain the first approach. |
Chemistry World
December 2006
Dennis Rouvray |
Fat of the Land As we become progressively more rotund, our body chemistry undergoes critical changes that have a major impact on our health. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2006
Mark B. Stephens |
Preventive Health Counseling for Adolescents The key to providing relevant and useful preventive counseling for adolescent patients is developing the trust necessary to discuss the specific issues that impact this age group. |
AskMen.com
Kevin Neeld |
Maintain A Healthy Waist-To-Hip Ratio Is your health in danger? |
