Tackling Obesity and Overweight Matters in Health and Social Care

Ruth Chambers FRCGP, MD, OBE is a retired general practitioner with over 40 years’ experience. She is an Honorary Professor at Staffordshire University and Keele University, UK.Paula Stather has over 20 years’ of management experience within Primary Care and has worked more recently as project co-ordinator for an NHS funded Digital Reach and Digital Inclusion project.

• Disclaimer. Acknowledgements. About the Editors. About the Contributors. List of Abbreviations. Introduction: Focus on Overweight and Obesity as a Priority. The Scale of the Problem・Overweight and Obesity. Managing Child Overweight and Obesity. Managing Adult Overweight and Obesity in Primary Care. Managing Diabetes and Prediabetes. Digital Approaches to Weight Management. Different Dietary Approaches. Alternative Approaches: Behavioural Therapy, Physical Activity and Other Techniques to Support Planned Weight Loss. Drug Therapy for Obesity. Surgical Treatments of Obesity. Calculating the Costs of Overweight and Obesity. Successful Patient Stories・Learning from Them. Appendix 1: Shared Management Plan for a Person Who Is Overweight or Obese and Already Motivated to Reduce Weight—Signed Up to an Interactive Text Messaging Service. Appendix 2: Useful Resources. Index.

"Overweight matters and obesity are concisely discussed with a special focus on prevalence, etiology, impact, and suggested interventions. This book is highly valuable for healthcare and social care professionals. The material is highly informative, digestible, and easily incorporated into practice across many different settings."-Mary Alice Becraft, BSN, Doody Review