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| Language: | English |
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Zenodo
2025
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15183399 |
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- <p> </p> <p>Reviewing the negative impacts of obesity on health and well-being and the evidence that weight loss can improve them, as well as looking at weight-management techniques that could help patients lose weight and keep it off, are the goals of this article.Narrative review derived from PubMed literature searches. Terms including “obesity,” “overweight,” “weight loss,” “comorbidity,” “diabetes,” cardiovascular, “cancer,” “depression,” “management,” and “intervention” were among those used in the search.</p> <p>Obesity affects more than one-third of American people. Although obesity is linked to a number of comorbid conditions, including as diabetes, heart disease, obstructive sleep apnoea, and cancer, even a small amount of weight loss, such as 5% to 10%, can have a major positive impact on health-related outcomes. Many people have trouble keeping off the weight, but techniques like realistic goal-setting and more frequent consultations can significantly increase the effectiveness of weight-management regimens. Nurse practitioners play a crucial role in setting weight-loss goals, offering encouragement and support, and carrying out weight-loss initiatives.</p>