1. Managing Obesity: Scaling the Pyramid to Success
Maria L. Collazo-Clavell, MD 
Mayo Clinic Proceedings 
Volume 94, Issue 6, Pages (June 2019)
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Weight loss interventions and their reported weight loss and health benefits. Intensive lifestyle interventions are defined as more than 14 visits in a 6-month period with a trained interventionist. Medications for weight loss are Food and Drug Administration–approved preparations (phentermine-topiramate, naltrexone-bupropion, lorcaserin, liraglutide). Endoscopic approaches include sleeve gastroplasty. Bariatric surgery includes Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. DM 2 = type 2 diabetes mellitus; HTN = hypertension; NASH = nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; OSA = obstructive sleep apnea.
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