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The Saudi clinical practice guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adults

Assim A. Alfadda, Madhawi M. Al-Dhwayan, Abdulhameed A. Alharbi, Basema K. Al Khudhair, Omar M. Al Nozha, Nawal M. Al-Qahtani, Saad H. Alzahrani, Wedad M. Bardisi, Reem M. Sallam, John J. Riva, Jan L. Brożek, Holger J. Schünemann and Ainsley Moore
Saudi Medical Journal October 2016, 37 (10) 1151-1162; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.10.14353
Assim A. Alfadda
From the Obesity Research Center (Alfadda, Al-Dhwayan, Sallam), Department of Medicine (Alfadda), Clinical Chemistry Unit, Pathology Department (Sallam), College of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences (Al-Dhwayan), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Post Graduate Program in Family Medicine (Al Khudhair), Ministry of Health, the Obesity, Endocrine, and Metabolism Center (Alzahrani), King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Preventive Medicine Department (Alharbi), Ministry of Health, Yanbu General Hospital, Yanbu, Department of Medicine (Al Nozha), Taibah University, Madinah, the Family Medicine Post Graduate Centre (Al-Qahtani), Ministry of Health, Khobar, Directorate of Health Affairs, and the Directorate of Public Health (Bardisi), Prince Abdul Majeed Health Center, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Department of Family Medicine (Riva, Moore), and the Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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Madhawi M. Al-Dhwayan
From the Obesity Research Center (Alfadda, Al-Dhwayan, Sallam), Department of Medicine (Alfadda), Clinical Chemistry Unit, Pathology Department (Sallam), College of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences (Al-Dhwayan), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Post Graduate Program in Family Medicine (Al Khudhair), Ministry of Health, the Obesity, Endocrine, and Metabolism Center (Alzahrani), King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Preventive Medicine Department (Alharbi), Ministry of Health, Yanbu General Hospital, Yanbu, Department of Medicine (Al Nozha), Taibah University, Madinah, the Family Medicine Post Graduate Centre (Al-Qahtani), Ministry of Health, Khobar, Directorate of Health Affairs, and the Directorate of Public Health (Bardisi), Prince Abdul Majeed Health Center, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Department of Family Medicine (Riva, Moore), and the Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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Abdulhameed A. Alharbi
From the Obesity Research Center (Alfadda, Al-Dhwayan, Sallam), Department of Medicine (Alfadda), Clinical Chemistry Unit, Pathology Department (Sallam), College of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences (Al-Dhwayan), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Post Graduate Program in Family Medicine (Al Khudhair), Ministry of Health, the Obesity, Endocrine, and Metabolism Center (Alzahrani), King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Preventive Medicine Department (Alharbi), Ministry of Health, Yanbu General Hospital, Yanbu, Department of Medicine (Al Nozha), Taibah University, Madinah, the Family Medicine Post Graduate Centre (Al-Qahtani), Ministry of Health, Khobar, Directorate of Health Affairs, and the Directorate of Public Health (Bardisi), Prince Abdul Majeed Health Center, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Department of Family Medicine (Riva, Moore), and the Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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Basema K. Al Khudhair
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Omar M. Al Nozha
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Nawal M. Al-Qahtani
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Saad H. Alzahrani
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Wedad M. Bardisi
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Reem M. Sallam
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John J. Riva
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Holger J. Schünemann
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vol. 37 no. 10 1151-1162
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.10.14353
PubMed 
27652370

Published By 
Saudi Medical Journal
Online ISSN 
1658-3175
History 
  • Received January 4, 2016
  • Accepted August 3, 2016
  • Published online October 1, 2016.

Copyright & Usage 
Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Author Information

  1. Assim A. Alfadda, MD, FRCPC⇑,
  2. Madhawi M. Al-Dhwayan, MSc,
  3. Abdulhameed A. Alharbi, JBCM, SBCM,
  4. Basema K. Al Khudhair, MD, ABFM,
  5. Omar M. Al Nozha, SSCIM, ArBIM,
  6. Nawal M. Al-Qahtani, MD, FFCM,
  7. Saad H. Alzahrani, SSC-IM, MD(UK),
  8. Wedad M. Bardisi, SBFCM, ABFCM,
  9. Reem M. Sallam, MBBCh, PhD,
  10. John J. Riva, DC, MSc,
  11. Jan L. Brożek, MD, PhD,
  12. Holger J. Schünemann, MD, PhD and
  13. Ainsley Moore, MD, MSc
  1. From the Obesity Research Center (Alfadda, Al-Dhwayan, Sallam), Department of Medicine (Alfadda), Clinical Chemistry Unit, Pathology Department (Sallam), College of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences (Al-Dhwayan), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Post Graduate Program in Family Medicine (Al Khudhair), Ministry of Health, the Obesity, Endocrine, and Metabolism Center (Alzahrani), King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Preventive Medicine Department (Alharbi), Ministry of Health, Yanbu General Hospital, Yanbu, Department of Medicine (Al Nozha), Taibah University, Madinah, the Family Medicine Post Graduate Centre (Al-Qahtani), Ministry of Health, Khobar, Directorate of Health Affairs, and the Directorate of Public Health (Bardisi), Prince Abdul Majeed Health Center, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Department of Family Medicine (Riva, Moore), and the Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
  1. Address correspondence and reprint request to: Prof. Assim A. Alfadda, Obesity Research Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: aalfadda{at}ksu.edu.sa
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Assim A. Alfadda, Madhawi M. Al-Dhwayan, Abdulhameed A. Alharbi, Basema K. Al Khudhair, Omar M. Al Nozha, Nawal M. Al-Qahtani, Saad H. Alzahrani, Wedad M. Bardisi, Reem M. Sallam, John J. Riva, Jan L. Brożek, Holger J. Schünemann, Ainsley Moore
Saudi Medical Journal Oct 2016, 37 (10) 1151-1162; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2016.10.14353

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