title: Guidelines for Obesity Management.
abstract: This article addresses current best practices in obesity management, primarily through the discussion of 5 guidelines documents: those sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health and the AHA/ACC/TOS, ENDO, ASBP, AACE, and the United Kingdom's NICE. Common to all of these reports is the emphasis on addressing weight management as a pathway to prevention and optimal management of obesity-associated comorbidities (ie, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases). No one of these documents fits all needs; all have a place. Further, no one of these documents is final. As knowledge advances, all will require updating.
authors: Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA. Electronic address: ryandh@pbrc.edu.
authors: Donna H
authors: DH
authors: Ryan
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D015897:Comorbidity; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
keywords: Best practices in obesity management; Medical management of obesity; Obesity clinical practice guidance; Obesity guidelines; Obesity medication guidelines