title: Guiding patients to safe weight loss.
abstract: Many patients have questions about diets, and those adhering to specific diets need patient-tailored monitoring. Nurse practitioners are often called upon to advise, prescribe, and monitor specific weight-reduction and weight-control diets. This article provides guidelines for safe weight reduction and a review of some popular diets.
authors.affiliation: Sharon M. Fruh is an associate professor at the University of South Alabama, College of Nursing, Mobile. Madhuri S. Mulekar is professor and chair of the department of mathematics and statistics at the University of South Alabama. Jennifer Dierking is a scientific writer and editor.
authors.forename: Sharon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Fruh
authors.forename: Madhuri S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mulekar
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dierking
mesh_terms: D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012449:Safety; D015431:Weight Loss