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September 10, 2025International Journal of NutrologyOpen Access

Family and community medicine as an important primary care tool for managing patients with obesity: a systematic review

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MLMariana de Almeida LimaALAlex Vieira Lima

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Overview

Systematic review evaluated primary care strategies for managing obesity in communities, suggesting effective interventions.

Key Points

  • Early primary care through family and community medicine significantly improves outcomes for obesity patients.
  • The systematic review included 16 studies, revealing a high risk of bias in the majority of evaluated research.
  • Family and community medicine can reduce healthcare costs associated with obesity and its comorbidities.
  • Motivational interviewing is identified as an effective strategy for engaging families in obesity treatment.

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Lima et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23abeb210217d64781a0chttps://doi.org/10.54448/ijn25401
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