Weight loss in obese adults with cardiovascular risk factors: Three randomized control trials to assess interventions in clinical psractices

摘要

Despite the escalating obesity epidemic in the Unit-ed States, clinicians often do not devote adequate attention to patients' weight problems. While multiple reasons for this behavior have been reported, including lack of time and resources, many practitioners do not believe there are proven models of obesity management that can be used in clinical practice. Yet, an abundance of information from academic clinical trials has shown the efficacy of several approaches for inducing and sustaining clinically meaningful weight loss.