title: Effective management of obesity.
abstract: Successful treatment of obesity usually requires multiple interventions. The choice of therapies should be guided by the initial assessment of a patient's degree of obesity and comorbid conditions, if present. A variety of interventions can achieve short-term weight loss, but rebound weight gain is common when therapy is stopped. Thus, programs for weight maintenance are critical to ultimate success.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. toddmshepherd@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Todd M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Shepherd
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D015992:Body Mass Index; D018752:Diet, Fat-Restricted; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss