Obesity Abstracts

Background: Health economic modelling is used to estimate the cost-effectiveness of obesity interventions, usually over a patients’ lifetime. These estimates inform whether a treatment is recommended for funding or not. Due to the short-term nature of clinical trials and the mixed evidence regarding long-term weight maintenance, assumptions are made about the long-term impact of an intervention. We aimed to adapt an existing health economic model of obesity to include psy...

Background: While many behavioural weight management programmes are effective in the short-term, in the context of a complex obesogenic environment, post-programme weight regain is common. Overcoming ‘relapses’ has been highlighted as an important phenomenon in weight-loss maintenance, but research on how this is done is sparse. By comparing strategies employed by those who had regained or maintained weight loss, we explored this phenomenon and identified effective c...

Background: The effects of weight loss interventions on physical health are well-described, yet their impact on mental health is unclear. Improved understanding of the impact of weight management interventions on mental health may improve care and minimise risk of harm. We aim to synthesise the evidence concerning the effects of adult behavioural weight management interventions, compared to inactive or standard care control groups, on mental health in adults with overweight or...