
Information for healthcare professionals on obesity including guidelines, protocols and evidence on the use of VLCDs.
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Clinical Paper Summary: Bacus et al, 2024. Retrospective review of seven patients with obesity simultaneously treated with a combination of a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist and a meal replacement product
This retrospective review evaluates real world clinical experience of concomitant use of meal replacement products and GLP-1 RAs in Australia and South Africa. The results illustrate that this combination for weight management is feasible in real-life and may offer potential advantages for weight management.
Resources for Obesity

Obesity
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Jones et al, 2024. Real world evidence on the characteristics of regular and intermittent users of a very‐low calorie diet program and associations with measures of program success, health, and quality of life.

Obesity
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Conley et al. 2023. Acceptability, Adherence, Safety and Experiences of Low Energy Diets in People With Obesity and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Mixed Methods Study

Obesity
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Clinical paper: Australian Obesity Management Algorithm for Primary Care

Obesity
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ADA Proceedings: Nutritional Approaches for Weight Management, and Prevention and Remission of Type 2 Diabetes

Obesity
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Obesity Week 2021 Proceedings: The Clinical and Therapeutic Implications of Meal Replacements: Sustained Weight Loss for Improved Liver Health and Diabetes Remission

Obesity
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McDiarmid et al. 2021. Manchester Intermittent versus Daily Diet App Study (MIDDAS): A pilot randomized controlled trial in patients with type 2 diabetes

Obesity
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Purcell et al. 2014. The effect of rate of weight loss on long-term weight management: a randomised controlled trial

Obesity
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Anderson et al. 2013. Importance of Weight Management in Type 2 Diabetes: Review with Meta-analysis of Clinical Studies

Obesity
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Lean et al. 2018. Primary care-led weight management for remission of type 2 diabetes (DiRECT): an open-label, cluster-randomised trial

Obesity
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Delbridge et al. 2006. State of the science: VLED (Very Low Energy Diet) for obesity