Obesity

Management of overweight and obesity.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

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Clinical Guidelines

Management of Obesity. (SIGN Guideline No 115)

NICE guideline [NG246]

NICE guideline [NG246]: Overweight and obesity management

NICE Technology Appraisal [TA1026]: Tirzepatide for managing overweight and obesity

NICE Technology Appraisal [TA875]: Semaglutide for managing overweight and obesity

RCOG Green-top Guideline No. 72: Care of Women with Obesity in Pregnancy

2013 AHA/ACC/TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults

American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Consensus Statement: Comprehensive Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Medical Care of Patients with Obesity

Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity (AAP 2023)

Consensus Statement on Obesity as a Disease

Management of Adult Overweight and Obesity (OBE) (2020) - VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline

NICE guideline [CG189]: Obesity: identification, assessment and management

Obesity Clinical Guidance | AAFP

Obesity in Pregnancy: ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 230

Waist circumference as a vital sign in clinical practice: a Consensus Statement from the IAS and ICCR Working Group on Visceral Obesity