Baro-buddies: Supporting the fight against obesity

Obesity has reached pandemic proportions across the world. Though novel therapies continue to emerge to promote weight loss, long term maintenance of the lost weight is one of the major challenges in obesity management. A multidisciplinary team approach is often useful in recommending the best patie...

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Published in:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2022-01, Vol.72 (1), p.183-184
Main Authors: Kalra, Sanjay, Arora, Saurabh, Kapoor, Nitin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior therapy
Care and treatment
Friends
Health aspects
Humans
Medical personnel and patient
Methods
Motivation
Obesity
Obesity - prevention & control
Social aspects
Social networks
Weight Loss
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Summary:Obesity has reached pandemic proportions across the world. Though novel therapies continue to emerge to promote weight loss, long term maintenance of the lost weight is one of the major challenges in obesity management. A multidisciplinary team approach is often useful in recommending the best patient centric method of losing weight, but this requires constant motivation, guidance, support and need for troubleshooting at times of need. To address this, we propose a new avatar in the obesity management of obesity called the "Baro-Buddy" which is a portmanteau, derived from 'baros'(weight) and buddy (friend). This brief manuscript describes the eligibility, role and utility of a barobuddy in day-to-day management of obesity.
ISSN:0030-9982
DOI:10.47391/JPMA.22-004