Treatment of Obesity in Young People—a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Treatment of Obesity in Young People—a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Obesity in the young is increasingly prevalent. Early, effective intervention is paramount. Treatment options are lifestyle modifications, pharmacological therapies, endoscopic treatments and bariatric surgery. However, the relative effectiveness of these treatments in young patients remains unclear...

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Veröffentlicht in:Obesity surgery 2018-08, Vol.28 (8), p.2537-2549
Hauptverfasser: Selvendran, Subothini Sara, Penney, Nicholas Charles, Aggarwal, Nikhil, Darzi, Ara Warkes, Purkayastha, Sanjay
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Gastrointestinal surgery
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Meta-analysis
Obesity
Review Article
Surgery
Systematic review
Weight control
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Zusammenfassung:Obesity in the young is increasingly prevalent. Early, effective intervention is paramount. Treatment options are lifestyle modifications, pharmacological therapies, endoscopic treatments and bariatric surgery. However, the relative effectiveness of these treatments in young patients remains unclear. We systematically identify and meta-analyse studies evaluating weight loss treatments in young people (
ISSN:0960-8923
1708-0428
DOI:10.1007/s11695-018-3285-x