Obesity: Guidance on the prevention, identification, assessment and management of overweight and obesity in adults and children

This is an extract from the guidance. The complete guidance is available at guidance.nice.org.uk/cg43

6 Related NICE guidance

This guidance has updated, and replaces, the following NICE technology appraisals:

Guidance on the use of surgery to aid weight reduction for people with morbid obesity. NICE technology appraisal guidance no. 46 (2002).
Guidance on the use of orlistat for the treatment of obesity in adults. NICE technology appraisal guidance no. 22 (2001).

NICE has published the following related guidance:

Four commonly used methods to increase physical activity. NICE public health intervention guidance no. 2 (2006).
Eating disorders: core interventions in the treatment and management of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and related eating disorders. NICE clinical guideline no. 9 (2004).
Management of type 2 diabetes: management of blood pressure and blood lipids. NICE guideline H (2002). [Replaced by NICE Clinical Guideline 66]
Nutrition support in adults: oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition. NICE clinical guideline no. 32 (2006).
Improving the nutrition of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and children in low income households. NICE public health intervention 11 (2008).
Physical activity and the environment. NICE public health programme guidance 8 (2008).
Promoting physical activity in children and young people. NICE public health programme guidance 17 (2009).