Worth the weight Dr Hester Wilson writes on how gentle questions over the long term can help patients with chronic disease make changes.
Calls for urgent action on obesity, undernutrition and climate change GPs are on the frontlines of the most significant threats to humanity.
Intermittent fasting delivers results for women with obesity Research has found women with obesity who followed a strict diet involving intermittent fasting lost more weight than those undertaking other methods.
Australian-first program to help GPs work with patients with obesity The Change Program has been rolled out to the 850 GPs in the Western Sydney Primary Health Network, with more areas coming next year.
Sugar coated: Health experts condemn soft drink Christmas marketing campaign Health experts and local communities have criticised Coca-Cola for its plan to dispense free sugary drinks as Christmas ‘gifts’.
Environment, not lack of willpower, responsible for obesity, expert says Dr Georgia Rigas, Chair of the RACGP Specific Interests Obesity Management network, has urged media organisations to stop depicting people with obesity in a stigmatising and derogatory manner.
Obesity Australia Summit 2018: A new approach to a growing problem Dr Georgia Rigas talked to newsGP about this year’s Obesity Australia Summit, and why we need to change our approach to overweight and obesity.
Australians are living longer, but becoming more overweight Fewer Australians are smoking or putting themselves at risk from long-term alcohol use, but an ageing population means the country is now experiencing higher rates of chronic and age-related conditions.
Modifying cancer risk through diet Diet represents an increasingly significant risk factor for a variety of cancers, but it is a risk that patients can modify with help from their GPs.
Focusing on weight not necessarily most effective strategy for managing obesity Watching the scales may not be enough when managing overweight and obesity.