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It is not all about calorie restriction: A holistic approach for weight management.

Obesity is a growing global health concern and a known risk factor for various conditions, including cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorders, fatty liver disease, osteoarthritis, cancer, and sleep apnea.

Dr. Ahmed Abdel Samie-Huber

M.D., AGAF, FACP, FEBGH, FEFIM, Chief Medical Officer, YouAre

Obesity is a major public health concern, with prevalence increasing globally and is an established risk factor for multiple different conditions including cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, osteoarthritis, cancer and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (1,2).

Overweight/obesity is the result of positive energy balance due to excess caloric intake, and/or inadequate physical activity; and is influenced by various genetic, medical, behavioral and environmental factors.

A majority of adolescents with obesity attempt to manage weight on their own, sometimes with supplement use.

Approaches such as these are associated with a degree of risk, disordered eating behaviors, and in many cases further weight gain (3).

Factors contributing to failure of weight loss include the impracticality of restrictive diets, potential metabolic impacts, limited focus on lifestyle changes, genetic predispositions, psychological influences, socioeconomic status, and medical conditions (4).

Another major problem in weight loss management is maintenance of weight loss. Weight regain might be a consequence of the fact that most patients cannot maintain positive lifestyle changes in general and transition back to unhealthy behavior due to psychological tension inflicted by conflicts between their existing habits and the healthy habits required to maintain weight loss (5).

In contrast Effective weight loss strategies emphasize combining multiple approaches and interventions tailored to individual needs and addressing in addition to calorie restrictive dietary measures physical, social and emotional factors (6).

Besides, the motivation for weight management and weight maintenance should be sustained after initial intervention.

In addition, Numerous studies have shown that medically supervised multicomponent interventions are associated with improved psychosocial health, including quality of life, self-esteem, and body image, and reduced symptoms of depression, anxiety, and eating disorders (7).

In some cases, managing obesity might require medical interventions, particularly in cases of severe obesity or obesity-related comorbidities.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) are promising therapeutic agents that have been recently approved for management of obesity and obesity related metabolic complications. Wegovy: A GLP-1 RA Approved for Obesity Management.

Multiple randomized controlled trials have shown the effectiveness of eHealth interventions (internet, mobile apps, podcasts, emails, and similar) for the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults (5).

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