The prevalence of overweight and obesity is steadily increasing in Austria as well as internationally. Obesity in particular is associated with multiple health risks, comorbidities, functional disability, and social stigma. Obesity is an independent, complex, chronic disease and should be treated as such by a multidisciplinary team of appropriately qualified personnel.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe practice recommendation is intended to supplement the existing guidelines on diabetes mellitus and provides practical recommendations for the diagnosis, therapy and care of people with diabetes mellitus who come from different linguistic and cultural back-grounds. The article deals with the demographic datas of migration in Austria and Germany; with therapeutic advice concerning drug therapy and diabetes education for patients with migration background. In this context socio-cultural spezifics are discussed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOdor (including flavor) perception plays a major role in dietary behavior. Orthonasal olfactory function (OOF) has been shown to decrease in obese subjects. Changes in retronasal olfactory function (ROF) after weight loss and in the individual significance of olfaction (ISO) in obesity are yet to be investigated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe article deals with the demographic data of migration in Austria and with therapeutic advice concerning drug therapy and diabetes education for patients with migration background. In this context sociocultural specifics are discussed. These suggestions are seen complementary to the general treatment guidelines of the Austrian Diabetes Association.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe article deals with the demographic data of migration in Austria and with therapeutic advice concerning drug therapy and diabetes education for patients with migration background. In this context socio-cultural specifics are discussed. These suggestions are seen complementary to the general treatment guidelines of the Austrian Diabetes Association.
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