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Review
. 2006 Oct 7;333(7571):740-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7571.740.

ABC of obesity. Management: Part I--behaviour change, diet, and activity

Alison Avenell  1 , Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean
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Review

ABC of obesity. Management: Part I--behaviour change, diet, and activity

Alison Avenell et al. BMJ. .
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A possible pathway for starting weight management to provide support appropriate to the stage. Adapted from Counterweight programme (see Further Reading box)
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Some patients may find that alcohol accounts for a much larger energy intake than they expected. Alcohol can also encourage some people to eat more
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Concerns have been raised that diets focusing long term on eating mostly protein with small amounts of carbohydrate may increase the risk of osteoporosis and kidney stones (above)
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