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Obesity and Weight Management
Elsevier has created the Obesity Healthcare Hub to help healthcare professionals address the obesity crisis. Here you will find clinical resources focused on the latest evidence-based practices for obesity, as well as tools to engage in supportive conversations with your patients.
Clinical Overviews
Obesityinadults
Obesity in adults
Sep.21.2024
Obesity is an excess of body fat; in clinical practice, this is estimated by the relationship between height and weight (ie, BMI), taking into account age, ethnicity, fluid status, and muscularity
Learn moreObesityinchildren
Obesity in children
Sep.15.2023
Obesity refers to an excess of body fat; estimated clinically by the relationship between height and weight, taking into account the age and sex of the children
Learn moreWhat has been the impact of COVID-19 on the obesity epidemic?
Nursing Skills
Body Mass Index (BMI) Measurement (Ambulatory)
Jan.25.2024
BMI provides an estimation of body fat, resulting in a numeric score. The BMI is calculated by a formula using weight in kilograms and height in meters squared.
Learn morePatient Positioning: Obese Patients (Perioperative)
Mar.28.2024
Correctly positioning the patient for an operative or invasive procedure requires the perioperative team to be aware of the physiologic effects of the position that the patient is placed in for the procedure.
Learn moreBariatric Patients: Intraoperative Care (Perioperative)
Jun.27.2024
Many issues and obstacles are involved in caring for a patient who is obese. The goals of bariatric surgery are to provide sustained weight loss, reversal of comorbidities, and improved quality of life.
Learn moreVideo Education
Patient Education
Bariatric Surgery Information
Mar.16.2022
Exercising to Lose Weight
Feb.13.2022
Healthy Eating
Sep.18.2023
Obesity, Adult
Jul.26.2022
Obesity, Pediatric
Jul.26.2022
What Our Clinicians Are Reading
Long-term hair cortisone and perceived stress are associated with long-term hedonic eating tendencies in patients with obesity
Source: Psychoneuroendocrinology
Jan.01.2025Investigating the mediating role of physical activity within the association between food insecurity and BMI
Source: Appetite
Jan.01.2025“It just made sense to me!” A Qualitative Exploration of Individual Motivation for Time-Restricted Eating
Source: Appetite
Jan.01.2025Key challenges of post-liver transplant weight management
Source: World Journal of Transplantation
Dec.18.2024Feasibility of the flipped classroom approach for health education in a clinical weight loss program
Source: PEC Innovation
Dec.15.2024
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