title: Answers to Clinical Questions in the Primary Care Management of People with Obesity: Lifestyle Management.
abstract: Lifestyle modification is not a short-term endeavor, and maintaining a healthy weight requires sustained changes in dietary and physical activity. Intensive behavioral intervention can help modify deep-rooted behaviors and provide the support required to both initiate and maintain the behavioral changes that are needed to achieve weight loss goals.
authors: Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA, USA.|Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors: Neil S
authors: NS
authors: Skolnik
authors: Medical Director, Center for Obesity Medicine and Metabolic Performance, Houston, TX, USA.|Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA.|President, Obesity Medicine Association, Denver, CO, USA.
authors: Deborah Bade
authors: DB
authors: Horn
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D038441:Diet, Mediterranean / Q000191:economics; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D006278:Medicare; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D050177:Overweight / Q000628:therapy; D010349:Patient Compliance; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States