2018
Does food addiction contribute to excess weight among clinic patients seeking weight reduction? Examination of the Modified Yale Food Addiction Survey
Masheb RM, Ruser CB, Min KM, Bullock AJ, Dorflinger LM. Does food addiction contribute to excess weight among clinic patients seeking weight reduction? Examination of the Modified Yale Food Addiction Survey. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2018, 84: 1-6. PMID: 29654930, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.03.006.BooksConceptsYale Food Addiction ScaleExcess weightFood addictionClinic patientsWeight lossWeight management settingsOverweight/obesityWeight management programAlcohol use disorderBinge Eating DisorderVariance of BMIWeight reductionComorbid overweightPatient populationClinic settingNight eatingClinical significanceUse disordersDiagnostic thresholdPatientsAfflicted individualsMental healthEating DisordersDisorder pathologyBMI
2005
BRIEF REPORT: Identification and Management of Overweight and Obesity by Internal Medicine Residents
Ruser CB, Sanders L, Brescia GR, Talbot M, Hartman K, Vivieros K, Bravata DM. BRIEF REPORT: Identification and Management of Overweight and Obesity by Internal Medicine Residents. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2005, 20: 1139-1141. PMID: 16423105, PMCID: PMC1490269, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0263.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManagement of overweightBody mass indexInternal medicine residentsOverweight patientsObese patientsExcess weightMedicine residentsCross-sectional medical record reviewObese primary care patientsHigher body mass indexInternal medicine resident clinicCo-morbid illnessMedical record reviewPrimary care patientsIdentification of overweightPatient characteristicsPatient demographicsCare patientsMass indexRecord reviewResident clinicOverweightObesityPatientsResident physiciansWhittling away at obesity and overweight
Ruser CB, Federman DG, Kashaf SS. Whittling away at obesity and overweight. Postgraduate Medicine 2005, 117: 31-40. PMID: 15672889, DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2005.01.1568.BooksConceptsAssociation of obesitySignificant medical comorbiditiesPrimary care physiciansEpidemic of obesityHigh-calorie dietMedical comorbiditiesWilling patientsCare physiciansExcess weightSedentary lifestyleHealth promotionTreatment planObesityEnergy intakeWeight lossMost adultsMultiple factorsAlarming rateComorbiditiesObeseOverweightPatientsMortalityPhysiciansIntake