Add to ORKGThe very first participants of the weight reduction programme organised by the Health Promotion Department did so in 1995. This was a key breakthrough in services provided free by the national health service whereby a key risk factor to the most prevalent noncommunicable diseases (NCD’s) is tackled directly by motivating patients to lose excess weight over a period of eight weeks.peer-reviewe
Malta, like many other countries, has experienced significant challenges in nutrition over the past ...
Background: Cognitive behaviour modification programmes (CBT) have shown to be effective in treating...
Background: Finding effective intervention strategies to combat rising obesity levels could signific...
The importance of continuous evaluation and improvement of weight reduction programmes has been clea...
Background: Primary Healthcare (PHC) is often the first point of contact for patients and thus consi...
Obesity is a worldwide problem, and Malta is no exception. In Malta, a Foundation was established to...
Obesity is widespread, with serious health consequences; addressing it requires considerable effort ...
Overweight and obesity are common health problems which increase the risk of developing several seri...
Introduction: Overweight and obesity present major challenges of the public healthcare system in the...
Excess weight is fast becoming a serious health concern in the developed and developing world. The c...
Employers, especially those who are self-funded, are under pressure to decrease medical spending on ...
Obesity is one of the most important health problems in the UK and its prevalence is increasing. It ...
Background: Overweight and obesity represent a major public health problem. While some studies indic...
Programs of widely ranging size were conducted successfully in seven localities and thus the program...
Sedentary, overweight individuals are at high risk of cardiovascular disease. Behavioral change is h...
Malta, like many other countries, has experienced significant challenges in nutrition over the past ...
Background: Cognitive behaviour modification programmes (CBT) have shown to be effective in treating...
Background: Finding effective intervention strategies to combat rising obesity levels could signific...
The importance of continuous evaluation and improvement of weight reduction programmes has been clea...
Background: Primary Healthcare (PHC) is often the first point of contact for patients and thus consi...
Obesity is a worldwide problem, and Malta is no exception. In Malta, a Foundation was established to...
Obesity is widespread, with serious health consequences; addressing it requires considerable effort ...
Overweight and obesity are common health problems which increase the risk of developing several seri...
Introduction: Overweight and obesity present major challenges of the public healthcare system in the...
Excess weight is fast becoming a serious health concern in the developed and developing world. The c...
Employers, especially those who are self-funded, are under pressure to decrease medical spending on ...
Obesity is one of the most important health problems in the UK and its prevalence is increasing. It ...
Background: Overweight and obesity represent a major public health problem. While some studies indic...
Programs of widely ranging size were conducted successfully in seven localities and thus the program...
Sedentary, overweight individuals are at high risk of cardiovascular disease. Behavioral change is h...
Malta, like many other countries, has experienced significant challenges in nutrition over the past ...
Background: Cognitive behaviour modification programmes (CBT) have shown to be effective in treating...
Background: Finding effective intervention strategies to combat rising obesity levels could signific...