How to discuss weight loss with patients and provide ongoing support
Health coach Zaytun Ratansi offers advice on how GPs can raise the issue of weight loss with patient...
Obesity - the single biggest preventable cause of cancer after smoking
Most people are unaware that obesity is the second biggest preventable cause of cancer. New research...
Advising patients on a healthy diet
In light of a National Obesity Forum (NOF) report on reversing obesity, Professor David Haslam and D...
Clinical Review - Prader-Willi syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that causes characteristics such as obesity due to ...
Obesity: clinical review
How to classify obesity, and when and how to initiate further treatment, such as bariatric surgery. ...
A dietary cause for murmur - case study
Anaemia was the cause of a heart murmur in a young woman recovering from an eating disorder. By Dr P...
Combat obesity with the internet
Online weight reduction programmes could become an effective tool for sustained weight loss....
Iron deficiency and vitamin C
Consider dietary iron intake as well as iron loss, says Dr Nick Summerton....
Viewpoint: Benefits of bariatric surgery
Professor Basil Ammori discusses the influence of bariatric surgery on diabetes and heart disease....
The basics - Managing weight loss
Set goals that will improve the patient's quality of life, suggests Dr Pam Brown....
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