Obesity--America's health crisis.
Obesity has been associated with a 36% increase in health care spending, and treating the obese patient can be medically challenging. This article provides a brief overview of treating patients who are obese or overweight, and how urologic nurses can educate their patients and others on treatment options. The impact of healthy diet and exercise, as well as considering overweight individuals without bias or prejudice, are discussed.
Ward-Smith
Peggy
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University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City MO, USA.
D040343:Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011634:Public Health / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*