Obesity

Summary

The NICE clinical guideline on the prevention, identification, assessment and management of overweight and obesity in adults and children covers:

• how staff in GP surgeries and hospitals should assess whether people are overweight or obese
• what staff in GP surgeries and hospitals should do to help people lose weight
• care for people whose weight puts their health at risk.
• how people can make sure they and their children stay at a healthy weight
• how health professionals, local authorities and communities, childcare providers, schools and employers should make it easier for people to improve their diet and become more active.

CG43 Obesity replaces the following pieces of guidance:

• TA22 Obesity - orlistat
• TA31 Obesity - sibutramine
• TA46 Obesity (morbid) - surgery

Amendment to Understanding NICE Guidance documents

The Understanding NICE Guidance (UNG) versions 'Preventing obesity and staying a healthy weight' and 'Treatment for people who are overweight or obese' previously referred to The Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust (TOAST) as a source of additional information and support for people wanting to stay a healthy weight or to lose weight. Please note that this organisation closed in December 2007 and is no longer able to provide such information and support, and so reference to the organisation has been removed. The remaining organisations listed in the UNG documents are still able offer information about preventing or treating obesity.

Documents

For healthcare professionals

• CG43 Obesity: Full guideline
• CG43 Obesity: NICE guideline
• CG43 Obesity: NICE guideline (MS Word format)
• CG43 Obesity: Quick reference guide 1 for local authorities, schools and early years providers, workplaces and the public.
• CG43 Obesity: Quick reference guide 2 for the NHS

For patients, carers and the public

• CG43 Obesity: Understanding NICE guidance - Treatment for people who are overweight or obese (amended July 2008)
• CG43 Obesity: Understanding NICE guidance - Preventing obesity and staying a healthy weight (amended July 2008)
• CG43 Obesity: Understanding NICE guidance - Treatment for people who are overweight or obese (MS Word format) - amended July 2008
• CG43 Obesity: Understanding NICE guidance - Preventing obesity and staying a healthy weight (MS Word format) - amended July 2008

Background information

• 2006/057 New NICE guideline calls for urgent action to stem the rising tide of obesity in England and Wales
• Schools and evidence based action - NICE recommends

Implementing this guidance

Any further information NICE has produced to help the NHS implement this guideline locally is linked to below:

• CG43 Obesity: Presenter slides
• CG43 Obesity: Costing report
• CG43 Obesity: Guide to resources to support implementation
• CG43 Obesity: Audit criteria
• CG43 Obesity: Costing template
• Bariatric surgical service commissioning guide
• Schools and evidence based action - slide set