The Latest Updates in Obesity Management in Primary Care
The Canadian Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines, published in 2020, have significantly shifted the dialogue around obesity management. These guidelines place substantial emphasis on patient-centered care, reducing stigma and bias, and recognizing obesity as a chronic disease, and have set a new global standard for obesity management. Most recently, Ireland and Chile have adapted these guidelines in their own countries
Authors
- Megha Poddar
- Anil Maheshwari
Institutions
- McMaster University Medical Centre (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Primary Care Today
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.58931/cpct.2024.2229
- Primary Topic
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00