Government and societal efforts to combat obesity are aimed at prevention, although there is a generation for whom excess weight is the rule rather than the exception. Although measures to prevent a worsening of the current epidemic are important, management of obesity must also be prioritised. Obesity management is beset with problems ranging from attitudinal to clinical and pharmacological, and the individualisation of therapy.
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Haslam, D. (2014). Obesity in primary care: Prevention, management and the paradox. BMC Medicine, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-12-149
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