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Weight loss for healthcare providers
Key points about weight loss for healthcare providers
- This page contains information about weight loss for healthcare providers.
- Find information on clinical resources, national guidelines for weight management and CPD.

The obesity dialogue – engaging patients for better health(external link) Research Review, NZ, 2025
Mozaffarian D, Agarwal M, Aggarwal M, et al. Nutritional priorities to support GLP-1 therapy for obesity – a joint advisory from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the American Society for Nutrition, the Obesity Medicine Association, and The Obesity Society(external link) Obesity, 2025;33(8):1475-1503
Obesity and weight-loss management(external link) Research Review, NZ, 2020
Weight loss – the options and the evidence(external link) BPAC NZ, 2019
Weight management in adults(external link) Ministry of Health, NZ, 2018
Weight loss (bariatric) surgery
Bariatric (weight loss) surgery(external link) Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, NZ, 2025
Nutrition supplements after weight loss surgery(external link) Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, NZ, 2025
Clinical guidelines for weight management in New Zealand adults(external link) Ministry of Health, NZ, 2017
Clinical guidelines for weight management in New Zealand children and young people(external link) Ministry of Health, NZ, 2016
Weight management in 2–5 year olds(external link) Ministry of Health, NZ, 2016
The latest in weight management for New Zealand(external link) James Shand, endocrinologist, Goodfellow webinar, NZ, 2025
How we talk about weight and bodies – why it matters(external link) Maria Casale, dietitian, Goodfellow webinar, NZ, 2023
Obesity and systems thinking with Professor Boyd Swinburn(external link) The GP Show, NZ, 2019
Nutrition
Nutrition – weight loss(external link) Jennifer Crowley, dietitian, Goodfellow Unit, NZ, 2017
"Dr Jennifer Crowley talks about nutrition and weight loss. Jennifer's Doctorate in Health Sciences thesis topic was “New Zealand GPs and nutrition care: perceptions, perceived competence and barriers to provision”.
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