World Obesity Federation says half a billion children will be overweight and calls on governments to act to create healthier environments – a startling headline in the Guardian this month. Learn more about how obesity affects patients.
Clinical Key (available to UHNM only) – Obesity in Adults, Lifestyle Modifications in Management; Obesity in Pregnancy; Obesity: pharmacologic management
Clinical Knowledge Summaries – Obesity
Cochrane Library systematic reviews – Intermittent fasting for adults with overweight or obesity; What are the effects of adding digital interventions to usual care for managing obesity in children and adolescents?
Oxford Medicine Online – Preparing for weight loss surgery : therapist guide (Apple, Robin F. (Robin Faye); Lock, James.; Peebles, Rebecka.); Oxford textbook of anaesthesia for the obese patient (Sinha, Ashish C., editor.)
Patient Information
Check these resources for an overview, key points, diagnosis, treatment options, follow-up and more.
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BMJ Best Practice – Obesity in Adults; Obesity in Children
[You will need your NHS OpenAthens username to access these resources]
BMJ Best Practice – Obesity in Adults; Obesity in Children
Clinical Key (available to UHNM only) – Obesity in Adults, Lifestyle Modifications in Management; Obesity in Pregnancy; Obesity: pharmacologic management
Clinical Knowledge Summaries – Obesity
Cochrane Library systematic reviews – Intermittent fasting for adults with overweight or obesity; What are the effects of adding digital interventions to usual care for managing obesity in children and adolescents?
Oxford Medicine Online – Preparing for weight loss surgery : therapist guide (Apple, Robin F. (Robin Faye); Lock, James.; Peebles, Rebecka.); Oxford textbook of anaesthesia for the obese patient (Sinha, Ashish C., editor.)
Patient Information
- Obesity and overweight in children: support and treatment [BMJ Best Practice]
- Obesity in adults: lifestyle changes [BMJ Best Practice]
- Obesity: drugs and surgery [BMJ Best Practice]
- Integrating acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) into adolescent health interventions: addressing the links between sleep, obesity, and mental health, Journal of Affective Disorders, (Sagita Dony Darma,Amsal Mutiara Felicita) Volume 393, 2026, Pages 120472, ISSN 0165-0327, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.120472.
- Metabolic and bariatric surgery for adolescents: Progress and persistent challenges (Ballinger Zachary MD MSCI,Aidlen Jeremy MD), Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care, Volume 55, Issue 12, 2025, Pages 101890, ISSN 1538-5442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cppeds.2025.101890.
- GPs’ perspectives on GLP-1RAs for obesity management: a qualitative study in England (Keating, Sabrina; Wild, Cervantée; Scragg, Jadine; Dixon, Sharon; Treadwell, Julian; Hinton, Lisa; Jebb, Susan Ann, British Journal of General Practice, Vol. 75 Issue 760, pp. e759–e767, 2025.
- Weight loss drugs: What do we know about the effects of Ozempic on children? (Lang, Katharine) theBMJ (British Medical Journal) 17 Nov - 23 Nov, p. r2387, 2025.
- Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Obesity (Koh, Chuan Kong; Garceau, Simon; Grammatopoulos, George; Beaulé, Paul E.), JBJS : Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Vol. 107 Issue 21, pp. 2447–2456, 2025.
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