title: The management of obesity.
abstract: With the ever increasing prevalence of obesity, it is a major priority in primary health care that effective strategies are implemented to curb this trend. This article aims to provide nurses with evidence-based guidelines for the treatment and prevention of obesity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dietetics, Nutrition and Biological Sciences, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh. sdrummond@qmuc.ac.uk
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Drummond
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology