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Obesity: the prevention, identification, assessment and management of overweight and obesity in adults and children

Summary

The NICE clinical guideline on the prevention, identification, assessment and management of overweight and obesity in adults and children covers: how staff in GP surgeries and hospitals should assess whether people are overweight or obese what staff in GP surgeries and hospitals should do to h ...

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CG43 Obesity replaces the following pieces of guidance:

Amendment to Understanding NICE Guidance documents

The Understanding NICE Guidance (UNG) versions 'Preventing obesity and staying a healthy weight' and 'Treatment for people who are overweight or obese' previously referred to The Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust (TOAST) as a source of additional information and support for people wanting to stay a healthy weight or to lose weight. Please note that this organisation closed in December 2007 and is no longer able to provide such information and support, and so reference to the organisation has been removed. The remaining organisations listed in the UNG documents are still able to offer information about preventing or treating obesity.


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Clinical guidelines CG43

Issued: December 2006

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