2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.09.011
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Barriers to obesity treatment

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“…9 Additionally, in a review article, Mauro and others highlighted the importance of addressing medical comorbidities, failure to self-identify as obese, and the lack of training for health care providers to appropriately address obesity. 10 Appropriate training for health care providers included understanding barriers to obesity prevention during medical school and residency training, recognizing obesity as a precursor to numerous chronic conditions, and identifying long-term strategies for weight loss and the prevention of weight regain. 10 Multiple factors exist, and it is a challenge to coordinate support for those individuals with this issue.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…9 Additionally, in a review article, Mauro and others highlighted the importance of addressing medical comorbidities, failure to self-identify as obese, and the lack of training for health care providers to appropriately address obesity. 10 Appropriate training for health care providers included understanding barriers to obesity prevention during medical school and residency training, recognizing obesity as a precursor to numerous chronic conditions, and identifying long-term strategies for weight loss and the prevention of weight regain. 10 Multiple factors exist, and it is a challenge to coordinate support for those individuals with this issue.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…10 Appropriate training for health care providers included understanding barriers to obesity prevention during medical school and residency training, recognizing obesity as a precursor to numerous chronic conditions, and identifying long-term strategies for weight loss and the prevention of weight regain. 10 Multiple factors exist, and it is a challenge to coordinate support for those individuals with this issue.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Additional -often underappreciated -potential contributors to increased adiposity include psychosocial and socioeconomic factors such as mental illness, substance abuse, social inequity, social isolation, and sleep deprivation (Figure 1) (26)(27)(28). Although a causal role between these factors and obesity has not been established, it is likely that this undercurrent of psychosocial dysfunction is playing a significant role…”
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“…However, addressing these issues is a difficult task because they are ingrained into the very fabric of contemporary society, and the complex inter-relationships that likely exist have yet to be fully defined or appreciated. For example, several types of psychological dysfunction have been associated with obesity including binge eating, emotional eating, night eating, anxiety, sexual or emotional abuse, attention deficit disorder, depression and anxiety (26). In many cases, drug treatments for these disorders can exacerbate weight gain and lead to overt type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome (29).…”
Section: Padwal and Sharmamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Health professionals need to identify, acknowledge and address these potential barriers to increase patient weight loss and compliance with available treatments [4,5]. Supportive environment and societies are important in determining people's choices for healthy nutrition and regular exercise as the most convenient, accessible, available, and affordable choices for preventing obesity [6].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%