Obesity Resources for Healthcare Professionals
There are many factors that contribute to obesity, some that we can control and some that we can’t. Regardless, obesity can increase your risk for many other medical conditions, including cancer, type 2 diabetes, and depression.
Prevention
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Pediatric Obesity—Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
ScienceDirect: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Healthy Weight and Obesity Prevention: JACC Health Promotion Series
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Healthcare Obesity Prevention Recommendations
Bipartisan Policy Center
Provider Competencies for the Prevention and Management of Obesity
National Library of Medicine
Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention – Health Care and Work Environments: Goal, Recommendation, Strategies, and Actions for Implementation
Center for Disease Control
High-Impact Obesity Prevention Standards for Early Care and Education
Treatment
Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
The role of low-calorie diets and intermittent fasting in the treatment of obesity and type-2 diabetes
Karger
Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Two Diseases with a Need for Combined Treatment Strategies – EASO Can Lead the Way
American Heart Association
Treatment of obesity in mitigating metabolic risk
University of Texas Medical Branch
Four Stage Treatment Recommendations
Obesity-Related Resources
Obesity Action Coalition
About Obesity (Causes and Classifications)
Obesity Medicine Association
What Is Obesity?
Stanford Health Care Treatment
Avoiding emotional eating
Center for Disease Control
Overweight & Obesity Proven Strategies
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Preventing Obesity in Children, Teens, and Adults
Mayo Clinic
Obesity
World Health Organization
Obesity and overweight
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Treatment for Overweight & Obesity
MedlinePlus
Obesity
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
What Are Overweight and Obesity?
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Obesity Prevention