Review of multimodal therapies for obesity treatment: including dietary, counseling strategies, and pharmacologic interventions

There have been several recent advances in the field of obesity medicine in the areas of structured behavioral therapies, medically supervised diet programs, pharmacotherapy and new interactive technologies. Patients with obesity now have several options for treatment beyond the standard lifestyle modifications of reducing calories and increasing exercise. Although bariatric surgery is the gold standard of treatment for patients with severe obesity, the problem of recidivism despite surgical intervention has lead obesity medicine specialists to develop multiple treatment modalities.
Source: Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Source Type: research