{"title":"Rampant obesity: What you can do","authors":"Janet D. Allan PHD, RN, CS (FAAN)","doi":"10.1016/j.sram.2004.11.002","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Obesity is easy to screen for, and effective treatments are readily available. Although they produce only modest sustained weight loss, even small losses confer health benefits.</p><p><strong>Your goal:</strong> Screen all adults in your practice, and refer obese patients to counseling and behavioral intervention programs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":89480,"journal":{"name":"Sexuality, reproduction & menopause","volume":"2 4","pages":"Pages 195-198"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2004-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.sram.2004.11.002","citationCount":"3","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Sexuality, reproduction & menopause","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1546250104002191","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Obesity is easy to screen for, and effective treatments are readily available. Although they produce only modest sustained weight loss, even small losses confer health benefits.
Your goal: Screen all adults in your practice, and refer obese patients to counseling and behavioral intervention programs.