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22 lip 2023 · Diagnosis. To diagnose obesity, your health care professional may perform a physical exam and recommend some tests. These exams and tests often include: Taking your health history. Your health care team may review your weight history, weight-loss efforts, physical activity and exercise habits.
4 sie 2020 · This guideline update reflects substantial advances in the epidemiology, determinants, pathophysiology, assessment, prevention and treatment of obesity, and shifts the focus of obesity management toward improving patient-centred health outcomes, rather than weight loss alone.
1 mar 2024 · Learn how obesity and overweight are diagnosed by measuring weight and height and calculating BMI, and how they affect health and quality of life. Find out the global and regional trends and causes of obesity and overweight, and the health consequences and costs of the epidemic.
5 lip 2024 · The European Association for the Study of Obesity presents a new framework for the diagnosis, staging and management of obesity in adults to better align with the concept of obesity as an...
26 lip 2023 · This guideline covers identifying, assessing and managing obesity in children (aged 2 years and over), young people and adults. NICE has also produced guidelines on obesity prevention, maintaining a healthy weight, and managing overweight and obesity in adults and in children and young people.
15 maj 2023 · Obesity is a chronic condition of excess body fat that may impair health. Learn how doctors diagnose obesity using BMI, waist circumference, and other tests, and what complications and treatments are available.
16 paź 2023 · How Obesity Is Diagnosed. Diagnostic Criteria for Adults, Adolescents, and Children. By Sherry Christiansen. Updated on October 16, 2023. Medically reviewed by Suzanne Fisher, RD. Print. Table of Contents. Self-Checks/At-Home Testing. Labs and Tests. Differential Diagnosis. Frequently Asked Questions.
