About this Research Topic
Obesity is one of the most serious and ubiquitous health problems worldwide. Obesity can be defined as a multifactorial disease, with genetic, behavioral, socioeconomic, and environmental origins. It is considered a risk factor for other non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and is associated with raising the risk of debilitating morbidity and mortality, as well as healthcare expenditures. It has been estimated that, by 2025, 2.3 billion adults around the world will be overweight and 700 million people will be obese (body mass index above 30kg/m2).
Primary Care plays an essential role in overweight/obesity management, but faces challenges regarding professional care education and resources. Intersectoral actions (such as health, social, and education sectors) can improve public health application and obesity management. This Research Topic aims to give an overview of the latest trends relating to managing overweight/obesity in a primary care setting.
Potential areas of interest include but are not limited to:
• Overweight/obesity presentation in primary care;
• Managing overweight/obesity in primary care;
• Lifestyle measure recommendations in primary care;
• Health surveillance in overweight/obesity;
• Health politics for overweight/obesity.
All article types are welcome to this collection, but original research, clinical trials, and brief research reports are of particular interest.
Primary Care plays an essential role in overweight/obesity management, but faces challenges regarding professional care education and resources. Intersectoral actions (such as health, social, and education sectors) can improve public health application and obesity management. This Research Topic aims to give an overview of the latest trends relating to managing overweight/obesity in a primary care setting.
Potential areas of interest include but are not limited to:
• Overweight/obesity presentation in primary care;
• Managing overweight/obesity in primary care;
• Lifestyle measure recommendations in primary care;
• Health surveillance in overweight/obesity;
• Health politics for overweight/obesity.
All article types are welcome to this collection, but original research, clinical trials, and brief research reports are of particular interest.
Keywords: obesity, overweight, chronic disease, health policy, health systems
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