3 CASES OF COMPREHENSIVE DIETARY THERAPY AND PHARMACOTHERAPY OF PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX OBESITY-RELATED DISEASES

Authors
DEMEO AT MOBARHAN S MIKOLAITIS S KAZI N
Citation
At. Demeo et al., 3 CASES OF COMPREHENSIVE DIETARY THERAPY AND PHARMACOTHERAPY OF PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX OBESITY-RELATED DISEASES, Nutrition reviews, 55(8), 1997, pp. 297-302
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Nutrition & Dietetics
Journal title
Nutrition reviews → ACNP
ISSN journal
00296643
Volume
55
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
297 - 302
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-6643(1997)55:8<297:3COCDT>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The effect of weight loss with anorectic medications on sleep apnea, n on-insulin-dependent diabetes, and steatohepatitis is illustrated in t hree cases from practice in a clinical nutrition setting. Prevention o f obesity, a chronic disorder, is preferable, but when obesity becomes a major obstacle in the care of patients with respiratory, cardiovasc ular and metabolic disorders and osteoarthritis, an intense course of weight reduction using anorectic medications under medical and dieteti c guidance is essential for patients' survival and reduction of medica l cost.