Evaluation of the ‘Live Life Better Service’, a community-based weight management service, for morbidly obese patients | Zendy

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Evaluation of the ‘Live Life Better Service’, a community-based weight management service, for morbidly obese patients

Author(s) -

Dean Wallace,

Puja Myles,

Rachel Holt,

Jonathan S. NguyenVanTam

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdv103

Subject(s) - morbidly obese , service (business) , weight management , medicine , obesity , weight loss , gerontology , business , marketing

There is a limited evidence on the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions in achieving and maintaining a significant level of weight loss in morbidly obese patients. This study evaluated the impact on weight loss and psychological well-being of a community-based weight management service for morbidly obese patients [body mass index (BMI) ≥35 with related co-morbidities or BMI >40] in Derbyshire county.

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