Overweight and obesity management

Preventing excess weight gain (NG7, published March 2015).

Obesity: identification, assessment and management (CG189, published November 2014)

Weight management: lifestyle services for overweight or obese adults (PH53, published May 2014)

Weight management: lifestyle services for overweight or obese children and young people (PH47, published October 2013)

BMI: preventing ill health and premature death in Black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups (PH46, published July 2013)

Obesity: working with local communities (PH42, published November 2012)

Obesity prevention (CG43, published December 2006)

prevention in schools and nurseries

general principles of care

identification, assessment and referral

behavioural overweight and obesity management interventions

dietary advice

specific advice for people from ethnic minority backgrounds

multidisciplinary teams for children

raising awareness of interventions

planning and funding services and interventions.

avoid duplicating other NICE guidance

remove duplication or improve alignment between recommendations from different guidelines.

remove strategies that are no longer standard practice or considered appropriate

align recommendations with changes in service structure

emphasise respectful, non-judgemental care and communication, and the need to take into account wider determinants of overweight and obesity.