Recommendations for prevention of weight gain and use of behavioural and pharmacologic interventions to manage overweight and obesity in adults in primary care.

Brauer P1, Connor Gorber S1, Shaw E1, Singh H1, Bell N1, Shane AR1, Jaramillo A1, Tonelli M1; Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.

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National Guideline Clearinghouse | Recommendations for prevention of weight gain and use of behavioural and pharmacological interventions to manage overweight and obesity in adults in primary care.

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Guideline Title

Recommendations for prevention of weight gain and use of behavioural and pharmacological interventions to manage overweight and obesity in adults in primary care.

Bibliographic Source(s)

Brauer P, Connor Gorber S, Shaw E, Singh H, Bell N, Shane AR, Jaramillo A, Tonelli M, Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. Recommendations for prevention of weight gain and use of behavioural and pharmacologic interventions to manage overweight and obesity in adults in primary care. CMAJ. 2015 Feb 17;187(3):184-95. [52 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy

Guideline Status

This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: Douketis JD, Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, Feightner JW, Attia J, Feldman WF. Periodic health examination, 1999 update: 1. Detection, prevention and treatment of obesity. CMAJ. 1999 Feb 23;160(4):513-25. [128 references]

This guideline meets NGC's 2013 (revised) inclusion criteria.