title: Answers to Clinical Questions in the Primary Care Management of People with Obesity: Screening and Diagnosis.
abstract: Identifying patients with overweight or obesity is key to implementing appropriate management to reduce the risk of cardiovascular and other complications of obesity.
authors: Professor of Medicine, Clinical Director, Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors: Robert F
authors: RF
authors: Kushner
authors: Professor Emerita, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Associate Executive Director for Clinical Research, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
authors: Donna
authors: D
authors: Ryan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D050177:Overweight / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D015995:Prevalence; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D015431:Weight Loss