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VA » Health Care » VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines » Clinical Practice Guidelines » Chronic Disease (in Primary Care) Guidelines » Management of Obesity and Overweight (OBE) (2014)

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Management of Obesity and Overweight (OBE) (2014)

Image of the cover of the VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline Screening and Management of Overweight and Obesity The guideline describes the critical decision points in the Management of Obesity and Overweight and provides clear and comprehensive evidence based recommendations incorporating current information and practices for practitioners throughout the DoD and VA Health Care systems. The guideline is intended to improve patient outcomes and local management of patients who are obese or overweight.

Disclaimer:This Clinical Practice Guideline is intended for use only as a tool to assist a clinician/healthcare professional and should not be used to replace clinical judgment.

The guideline is formatted as one algorithm

Questions about the OBE Guideline

Obesity Full Guideline (2014)

Obesity Summary (2014)

Obesity Work Group Members