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Screening for and management of obesity in adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.

Moyer VA, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for and management of obesity in adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Annals of internal medicine. 2012 Sep 4; 157(5):373-8.

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DESCRIPTION: Update of the 2003 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation statement on screening for obesity and overweight in adults. METHODS: The USPSTF reviewed new evidence on the benefits and harms of screening and primary care-feasible or referable nonsurgical weight-loss interventions. RECOMMENDATION: The USPSTF recommends screening all adults for obesity. Clinicians should offer or refer patients with a body mass index of 30 kg/m(2) or higher to intensive, multicomponent behavioral interventions (B recommendation).




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