Assessment
Medical-Psychosocial History
-Medical history and comorbidities such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease. diabetes, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, and esophageal reflux
- Medications that may promote weight gain or interfere with weight loss, such as insulin and other antidiabetes agents, steroid hor mones, psychotropic drugs, mood stabilizers, antidepressants, and antiepileptic drugs
- Motivation to lose weight including previous history of successful and unsuccessful attempts to lose weight, social support, and perceived barriers to success
Anthropometric Assessment
- Height, current weight, BMI
-Weight history, heaviest adult weight, usual body weight
-Waist circumference