With many methods claiming success in losing weight, even clinicians sometimes feel lost in the whirl of the information. The following article provides brief insight about current clinical practices for management of obesity with dietary therapy. The optimal management of overweight and obesity requires a combination of diet, exercise, and behavioral modification. In addition, sometimes patients with uncontrolled obesity will eventually require pharmacologic therapy or bariatric surgery. The risk of overweight to the patient should be evaluated before beginning any treatment program.
Selection of treatment should then be made using a risk- benefit assessment. The choice of therapy is dependent on several factors including the degree of overweight or obesity and patient preference. The first goal of any patient should be to keep his/her current weight stable. After the weight is…
