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NIH Technology Assessment Statement: 10. Methods for Voluntary Weight Loss and Control
To evaluate methods for voluntary weight loss and control, the NationalInstitutes of Health (NIH) Nutrition Coordinating Committee and theOffice of Medical Applications of Research held a technology assessmentconference 30 March to 1 April 1992. The conference brought togetherscientists with expertise in obesity, clinical disciplines, nutrition,metabolism, epidemiology, biostatistics, behavior, exercise physiology,and other disciplines. Evidence for diet, exercise, behaviormodification, and drug treatment was considered. Information fromindustry and other sources was evaluated, and opportunity was providedfor public comment. Methods such as surgery, liposuction, and medicaldevices were not the focus, and some other important topics, includingthe economics and ethics of weight loss practices and regulatory issues,were not considered. Similarly, overweight and obesity in children couldnot be considered because the panel did not have adequate data. ... [Read More]
NIH Technology Assessment Statement: 10. Methods for Voluntary Weight Loss and Control
To evaluate methods for voluntary weight loss and control, the NationalInstitutes of Health (NIH) Nutrition Coordinating Committee and theOffice of Medical Applications of Research held a technology assessmentconference 30 March to 1 April 1992. The conference brought togetherscientists with expertise in obesity, clinical disciplines, nutrition,metabolism, epidemiology, biostatistics, behavior, exercise physiology,and other disciplines. Evidence for diet, exercise, behaviormodification, and drug treatment was considered. Information fromindustry and other sources was evaluated, and opportunity was providedfor public comment. Methods such as surgery, liposuction, and medicaldevices were not the focus, and some other important topics, includingthe economics and ethics of weight loss practices and regulatory issues,were not considered. Similarly, overweight and obesity in children couldnot be considered because the panel did not have adequate data. ... [Read More]
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