DIETARY APPROACHES TO OBESITY TREATMENT

Course overview

OBESITY IS AN EMERGING EPIDEMIC IN THE MODERN WORLD, AND LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION REMAINS THE FIRST LINE OF THERAPY FOR WEIGHT MANAGEMENT. DIETARY INTERVENTION IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION. MORE THAN A DOZEN DIETS PROPAGATED FOR WEIGHT LOSS, AND NO SINGLE DIET CAN BE UNIVERSALLY APPLIED TO EVERY PATIENT. DIET HAS TO BE TAILORED ACCORDING TO AFFORDABILITY, COMORBIDITIES, FOOD PREFERENCES, AND CULTURAL FACTORS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS DIFFERENT DIETS FOR WEIGHT LOSS MANAGEMENT BY THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM AND THEIR POTENTIAL OVERALL HEALTH-PROMOTING BENEFITS.