Obesity: Scope, Lifestyle Interventions, and Medical Management

Benjamin J McCafferty; James O Hill; Andrew J Gunn

doi:10.1016/j.tvir.2020.100653

Obesity: Scope, Lifestyle Interventions, and Medical Management

Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2020 Mar;23(1):100653. doi: 10.1016/j.tvir.2020.100653. Epub 2020 Jan 11.

Authors

Benjamin J McCafferty¹, James O Hill², Andrew J Gunn³

Affiliations

¹ University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL.
² Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
³ Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. Electronic address: agunn@uabmc.edu.

PMID: 32192633
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvir.2020.100653

Abstract

Obesity is a public health epidemic in the United States, with implications for patients across many organ systems. Despite improvements in understanding the pathophysiology and increasing number of therapies for obesity, its prevalence continues to rise. The purpose of this review is to provide the interventional radiologist with an understanding of (1) the epidemiology of obesity; (2) the impact of obesity on patients and the healthcare system; (3) the causes of obesity; (4) conservative management of obesity; and (5) pharmacologic management of obesity.

Keywords: Obesity; diet; pharmacology for obesity; physical activity.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anti-Obesity Agents / adverse effects
Anti-Obesity Agents / therapeutic use*
Appetite Regulation / drug effects
Diet, Healthy
Exercise
Feeding Behavior
Healthy Lifestyle*
Humans
Obesity / epidemiology
Obesity / physiopathology
Obesity / psychology
Obesity / therapy*
Risk Factors
Risk Reduction Behavior*
Treatment Outcome
Weight Loss

Substances

Anti-Obesity Agents