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Evaluation of the Overweight and Obese Patient

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Overweight and the Metabolic Syndrome

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13. Conclusion

Determining body mass index and waist circumference are the first steps in evaluating the risk to an individual patient. This can be complemented by more sophisticated methods and supplemented with laboratory data. If no specific etiologies are identified as contributory, and which could be ameliorated, then treatment can be designed, taking into considerations the patients needs and the realities of obesity. It is the role of the physician to evaluate individual patients and to estimate their health risk from obesity and aberrant fat deposition. As treatment approaches become more sophisticated and more effective, a proactive approach to risk assessment is an imperative.

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Bray, G.A., Ryan, D.H. (2006). Evaluation of the Overweight and Obese Patient. In: Bray, G.A., Ryan, D.H. (eds) Overweight and the Metabolic Syndrome. Endocrine Updates, vol 26. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-32164-6_10

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