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VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guidelines

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Management of Adult Overweight and Obesity (OBE) (2020)

Image of the cover of the VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline Screening and Management of Overweight and ObesityThe guideline describes the critical decision points in the Management of Adult Overweight and Obesity 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.

About the CPG

The guideline is formatted as a single clinical algorithm and 18 evidence-based recommendations.

Questions about the OBE Guideline

Retired CPG's can be found on our archive page