Obesity management
Norma Crombie Research assistant, Centre for Nutrition and Food Research, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
Recent national initiatives to reduce the numbers of people classified as obese appear to have failed. Norma Crombie summarises some current thinking on the subject and outlines the role of the nurse in helping obese people to set and meet realistic targets for their weight management.
Nursing Standard.
13, 47, 43-46.
doi: 10.7748/ns1999.08.13.47.43.c2659
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