Category: Obesity

Video: Dr Varun Anand – adult obesity and weight management

Dr Varun Anand gives a webinar on adult obesity and weight management in general practice.

Three days left to sign up for free obesity in general practice talk

Dr Varun Anand, former Chair of the RCGP Nutrition and Lifestyle Special Interest Group, will deliver our monthly clinical webinar.

Conversations around weight – advice for GP locums

Conversations around a patient’s weight can be challenging, especially for locum GPs who may not have met the patient before. Sinead Lay, Case Manager, and Dr Rachel Birch, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, discuss this sensitive issue.

Liraglutide for managing overweight and obesity

New guidance came out in December.

Swallowable gastric balloon capsule for weight loss

Dr Louise Human explains.

Judith Harvey: Searching for the sweet spot

Candy floss may hold the answer to the obesity crisis, Dr Harvey writes.

Could physical activity be
 our miracle cure?

Nice | Obesity; consider early referral

Nice | Obesity in adults and children

The big changes from the 2006 guideline have been well publicised in the news and mainly advise that referral for bariatric surgery be considered at a lower BMI to previously, especially where the patient has new onset Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).

FSRH | Emergency contraception in obese women

Shoulder dystocia

Reduced Fetal Movements