Guidelines for Managing Obesity
There are numerous guidelines for the management of obesity in those with and without underlying comorbidities. They include:
- American Diabetes Association. Diabetes Care: Obesity and weight management for the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes: Standards of care in diabetes—2023
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and American College of Endocrinology (ACE): Comprehensive clinical practice guidelines for medical care of patients with obesity
- American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific statement on identification of obesity and cardiovascular risk in ethnically and racially diverse populations
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinology/American College of Endocrinology and The Obesity Society (TOS): Clinical practice guidelines for healthy eating for the prevention and treatment of metabolic and endocrine diseases in adults
- AHA/American College of Cardiology (ACC)/TOS: Guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adults
- AHA: Scientific statement on assessing adiposity
