NEW guidelines have been released by three leading professional health societies: the Australian Diabetes Society, Obesity Surgery Society of ANZ and the ANZ Obesity Society, to help pharmacists and other healthcare providers assist their patients in managing obesity.
The new Australian Obesity Management Algorithm contains evidence-based recommendations on the most effective interventions to use depending on a patient's BMI and obesity-related comorbidities such as diabetes, depression and physical limitations.
Australian Diabetes Society ceo Sof Andrikopoulos said, "Obesity and its related complications place a considerable financial burden on the Australian healthcare system.
"There is no single solution to help patients reduce their weight because obesity is a complex chronic disease caused by a range of genetic, environments, physiological and behavioural factors."
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