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Feb 2, 2026

Referral Pathways Into the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme for Musculoskeletal and Perioperative Patients: Rapid Process Evaluation

To understand reasons for variation and experiences of the implementation and functioning of referral pathways for musculoskeletal and elective surgical care patients into the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme.
Project

Aug 28, 2025

Evaluating new referral pathways into the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme

RAND Europe and partners are evaluating how patients are referred to the NHS's Digital Weight Management Programme.
Commentary

Aug 6, 2025

GLP-1 Agonists in Perimenopause: Unique Risks and Potential Opportunities

Glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1s) have transformed weight management and treatment of chronic disease. But despite widespread use of these drugs by perimenopausal women, research has largely ignored the unique risks and potential opportunities for optimizing health that GLP-1s may pose for this population.
Press

Aug 6, 2025

Nearly 12 Percent of Americans Have Used GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs; Medications Are Most Used by Women Aged 50 to 64

Nearly 12 percent of Americans have used GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, including about one-fifth of women aged 50 to 64.
Research

Aug 6, 2025

New Weight Loss Drugs: GLP-1 Agonist Use and Side Effects in the United States

This report presents descriptive findings from a 2025 survey fielded to a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults as part of RAND's American Life Panel. The report shows prevalence rates of GLP-1 agonist use and side effects.
Research

Mar 28, 2022

Impacts of Marine Corps Body Composition and Military Appearance Program (BCMAP) Standards on Individual Outcomes and Talent Management

Researchers examine how the U.S. Marine Corps' Body Composition and Military Appearance Program and its associated policies drive individual behavior -- namely those related to disordered eating -- of marines and specifically of women and people of color.
Research

Mar 28, 2018

Examining Consumer Responses to Calorie Information on Restaurant Menus in a Discrete Choice Experiment

In light of the 2014 U.S. Food and Drug Administration final rule requiring the calorie content of food items to be clearly displayed on menus, RAND researchers designed an online survey to look at how this information affects consumers.
Research

Dec 7, 2017

Retrospective Review of Comorbid Conditions in a Multidisciplinary Pediatric Weight Management Clinic

Multidisciplinary pediatric obesity clinics can help patients make healthy lifestyle choices.
Research

Oct 12, 2017

Cesarean Deliveries and Maternal Weight Retention

Cesarean delivery does not lead to greater maternal weight retention after pregnancy.
Research

Aug 25, 2017

You Can Be Too Thin (but Not Too Tall): Social Desirability Bias in Self-Reports of Weight and Height

In keeping with social desirability biases, many people either under- or overstate their weight, but very few people understate their height.
Research

Mar 14, 2017

Maternal Weight After Childbirth Versus Aging-Related Weight Changes

For most women, pregnancy-related weight gain is not as big a factor in long-term weight gain or obesity in their childbearing years as previously thought.
Research

Jul 28, 2016

Long-term Microvascular Disease Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery: Evidence for the Legacy Effect of Surgery

Patients whose type 2 diabetes went into remission after bariatric surgery experienced a 29 percent reduction in risk of microvascular disease incidence for up to seven years after surgery.

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Referral Pathways Into the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme for Musculoskeletal and Perioperative Patients: Rapid Process Evaluation

Evaluating new referral pathways into the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme

GLP-1 Agonists in Perimenopause: Unique Risks and Potential Opportunities

Nearly 12 Percent of Americans Have Used GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs; Medications Are Most Used by Women Aged 50 to 64

New Weight Loss Drugs: GLP-1 Agonist Use and Side Effects in the United States

Impacts of Marine Corps Body Composition and Military Appearance Program (BCMAP) Standards on Individual Outcomes and Talent Management

Examining Consumer Responses to Calorie Information on Restaurant Menus in a Discrete Choice Experiment

Retrospective Review of Comorbid Conditions in a Multidisciplinary Pediatric Weight Management Clinic

Cesarean Deliveries and Maternal Weight Retention

You Can Be Too Thin (but Not Too Tall): Social Desirability Bias in Self-Reports of Weight and Height

Maternal Weight After Childbirth Versus Aging-Related Weight Changes

Long-term Microvascular Disease Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery: Evidence for the Legacy Effect of Surgery

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Related Topics

New Weight Loss Drugs: How Many Americans Have Used Them?

GLP-1 Agonists in Perimenopause: Unique Risks and Potential Opportunities

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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Referral Pathways Into the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme for Musculoskeletal and Perioperative Patients: Rapid Process Evaluation

Evaluating new referral pathways into the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme

GLP-1 Agonists in Perimenopause: Unique Risks and Potential Opportunities

Nearly 12 Percent of Americans Have Used GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs; Medications Are Most Used by Women Aged 50 to 64

New Weight Loss Drugs: GLP-1 Agonist Use and Side Effects in the United States

Impacts of Marine Corps Body Composition and Military Appearance Program (BCMAP) Standards on Individual Outcomes and Talent Management

Examining Consumer Responses to Calorie Information on Restaurant Menus in a Discrete Choice Experiment

Retrospective Review of Comorbid Conditions in a Multidisciplinary Pediatric Weight Management Clinic

Cesarean Deliveries and Maternal Weight Retention

You Can Be Too Thin (but Not Too Tall): Social Desirability Bias in Self-Reports of Weight and Height

Maternal Weight After Childbirth Versus Aging-Related Weight Changes

Long-term Microvascular Disease Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery: Evidence for the Legacy Effect of Surgery

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