Tackling Obesity and Overweight Matters in Health and Social Care

Ruth Chambers (NHS), Paula Stather (NHS)

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CRC Press
25 July 2022

Dietetics & nutrition; Obesity: treatment & therapy; Nursing fundamentals & skills; Nursing specialties; Midwifery; Health & Self-Help

This practical guide helps health or social care professionals across all settings to understand how important it is to prevent and manage their service users’ overweight and obesity, and motivate them to achieve and maintain a healthy weight, so reducing their risk of associated health conditions such as diabetes and now COVID-19. Obesity and associated health problems represent a growing health burden around the world, with rates throughout Europe increasing sharply over the last forty years, second only to the United States and closely followed by many nations in Asia.

The book will be an invaluable manual for general practice, primary care and community clinicians, practice and community nurses and dietitians and a go-to reference for health professionals across all medical specialties and related support services, as well as medical education, public health and social care worker professionals.

Edited by: Ruth Chambers (NHS), Paula Stather (NHS)
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 350g
ISBN: 9781032189475
ISBN 10: 1032189479
Pages: 173
Publication Date: 25 July 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

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.

Reviews for Tackling Obesity and Overweight Matters in Health and Social Care

"""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"