Psychosocial interventions for the maintenance of weight loss in obese adults

The risk status, screening history and health concerns of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people attending an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service

“…Risk factors and screening tests were also chosen where strong evidence exists of effective interventions that can be delivered in a primary health‐care setting [14]. Evidence exists on the effectiveness of general practitioner‐based interventions in non‐Indigenous populations that modify patient behaviour to reduce smoking rates [36], at‐risk alcohol consumption [37] and to encourage weight loss through diet and exercise [38,39]. Evidence also supports the effectiveness of regular screening and intervention in the prevention of cardiovascular disease [40], diabetes [14,41–43] and some cancers [44,45].…”