
Obesity
Information for healthcare professionals on obesity including guidelines, protocols and evidence on the use of VLCDs.
Highlights of the month
- Clinical Resources
OPTIFAST VLCD Fertility Protocol
A protocol addressing the dietary management of overweight and obesity in female and male infertility, pregnancy, inter and postpartum, endometriosis and polycystic ovarian syndrome patients using the OPTIFAST VLCD Program. The protocol also provides information on what the the OPTIFAST VLCD Program is, how it has been developed and reviews clinical evidence for the conditions above.
Resources for Obesity

Obesity
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Anderson et al. 2013. Importance of Weight Management in Type 2 Diabetes: Review with Meta-analysis of Clinical Studies

Obesity
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Nutritional Approaches to the Prevention and Remission of Type 2 Diabetes and Weight Management

Obesity
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Obesity Week 2021 Proceedings: The Clinical and Therapeutic Implications of Meal Replacements: Sustained Weight Loss for Improved Liver Health and Diabetes Remission

Obesity
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NHMRC Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of overweight and obesity 2013

Obesity
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Delbridge et al. 2006. State of the science: VLED (Very Low Energy Diet) for obesity

Obesity
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Purcell et al. 2014. The effect of rate of weight loss on long-term weight management: a randomised controlled trial

Obesity
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ADA Proceedings: Nutritional Approaches for Weight Management, and Prevention and Remission of Type 2 Diabetes

Obesity
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Colles et al. 2006. Preoperative weight loss with a very-low-energy diet: quantitation of changes in liver and abdominal fat by serial imaging

Obesity
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Weight Loss - Treating the Mind and Body with Psychologist Glenn MacKintosh

Obesity
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Lean et al. 2018. Primary care-led weight management for remission of type 2 diabetes (DiRECT): an open-label, cluster-randomised trial

Obesity
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McDiarmid et al. 2021. Manchester Intermittent versus Daily Diet App Study (MIDDAS): A pilot randomized controlled trial in patients with type 2 diabetes