Three Cases of Comprehensive Dietary Therapy and Pharmacotherapy of Patients with Complex Obesity-related Diseases |
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| Authors: | Mark T. DeMeo M.D Sohrab Mobarhan M.D Ms. Susan Mikolaitis R.D. C.N.S.D Dr. Nadeem Kazi M.D |
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| Affiliation: | Assistant Professor of Medicine and Co-Director, Clinical Nutrition Unit;Professor of Medicine and Director, Clinical Nutrition Unit;Senior dietitian, Clinical Nutrition Unit;third-year Fellow in Nutrition and Gastroenterology, Loyola University Medical Center. |
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| Abstract: | The effect of weight loss with anorectic medications on sleep apnea, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, and steatohepatitis is illustrated in three cases from practice in a clinical nutrition setting. Prevention of obesity, a chronic disorder, is preferable, but when obesity becomes a major obstacle in the care of patients with respiratory, cardiovascular, and metabolic disorders and osteoarthritis, an intense course of weight reduction using anorectic medications under medical and dietetic guidance is essential for patients' survival and reduction of medical cost. |
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