Primary intervention in the medical management of obesity is dietary restriction and physical activity with additional benefit gained from behaviour therapy. Subsequent use of anti-obesity drugs depends on unsatisfactory weight loss in a patient at medical risk from obesity. All treatment programmes must include long-term follow up.
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