Perspectives on the management of overweight and obesity

Seib, C; McGuire, A

doi:10.1016/j.crwh.2019.e00116

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Seib, C

McGuire, A

Griffith University Author(s)

McGuire, Amanda M.

Seib, Charrlotte

Year published

2019

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Abstract

While obesity prevalence is similar in men and women, men are less likely to participate in weight-loss programs•Women and men differ in their biology, social roles, and their position in the community•New models of obesity management are needed to account for gender differences and broader social and environmental factors.While obesity prevalence is similar in men and women, men are less likely to participate in weight-loss programs•Women and men differ in their biology, social roles, and their position in the community•New models of obesity management are needed to account for gender differences and broader social and environmental factors.
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Journal Title

Case Reports in Women's Health

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crwh.2019.e00116

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© The Author(s) YEAR. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) License, which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, providing that the work is properly cited.

Subject

Public Health and Health Services

Clinical communication

Gender

Intervention

Men

Overweight and obesity

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http://hdl.handle.net/10072/386756

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Journal articles