Johanna Maria Brix, Barbara Andersen, Kadriye Aydinkoc-Tuzcu, Philipp Beckerhinn, Agnes Brossard-Eitzinger, Anna Cavini, Christian Ciardi, Martin Clodi, Marlies Eichner, Brigitte Erlacher, Markus Fahrnberger, Daniel Moritz Felsenreich, Claudia Francesconi, Bettina Göbel, Elisabeth Hölbing, Friedrich Hoppichler, Joakim Huber, Simone Leonora Huber, Bianca Karla Itariu, Birgit Jandrasitz, Florian W Kiefer, Gerd Köhler, Renate Kruschitz, Bernhard Ludvik, Andrea Malzner, Alexander Moosbrugger, Anna Öfferlbauer-Ernst, Verena Parzer, Gerhard Prager, Michael Resl, Claudia Ress, Christian Schelkshorn, Thomas Scherer, Harald Sourji, Lars Stechemesser, Thomas Stulnig, Hermann Toplak, Maria Wakolbinger, Alexander Vonbank, Daniel Weghuber
The prevalence of overweight and obesity is steadily increasing in Austria as well as internationally. Obesity in particular is associated with multiple health risks, comorbidities, functional disability, and social stigma. Obesity is an independent, complex, chronic disease and should be treated as such by a multidisciplinary team of appropriately qualified personnel. In addition to recent international guidelines, this consensus paper outlines the overall principles of the management of overweight and obesity and provides guidance for the diagnosis and conservative treatment, focusing on lifestyle modifications and pharmacotherapy...
November 2023: Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift