David Haslam - Pavilion Health Today https://pavilionhealthtoday.com Supporting healthcare professionals to deliver the best patient care Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:54:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/android-chrome-384x384-1-100x100.png David Haslam - Pavilion Health Today https://pavilionhealthtoday.com 32 32 The obesity paradox in older age groups https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/gm/obesity-in-the-older-age-group/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=obesity-in-the-older-age-group Sun, 22 May 2016 23:00:00 +0000 https://www.pavilionhealthtoday.com/uncategorized/obesity-in-the-older-age-group/ Abstract image of people who are overweight or obese

Levels of obesity in the population increase with age until around 70 years, after which prevalence declines due to a number of factors including concurrent illness. This articles looks at management of obesity in the older patient.

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]]> Obesity management in primary care https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/gm/obesity-management-in-primary-care/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=obesity-management-in-primary-care Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pavilionhealthtoday.com/uncategorized/obesity-management-in-primary-care/ The Counterweight Project was launched in 2000 as the result of a national group of consultant physicians recognising the need to tackle obesity management in primary care. Counterweight is the only fully evaluated, evidence based primary care weight management programme within the UK. It is a low-cost nurse-led programme that equips GPs and practice nurses to be able to produce evidence-based approaches to weight loss management.

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]]> Diabetes https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/gm/diabetes-david-haslam/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diabetes-david-haslam Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pavilionhealthtoday.com/uncategorized/diabetes-david-haslam/ Diabetes is a leading cause of premature death in elderly populations, often indirectly due to microvascular and macrovascular complications. Treatment is aimed at improving glycaemic control, whilst simultaneously managing associated comorbid factors to reduce complications and prolong life.

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