Nutrition and Obesity

2023 AACE Consensus Statement: Addressing Stigma and Bias in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Obesity/Adiposity-Based Chronic Disease and Assessing Bias and Stigmatization as Determinants of Disease Severity

Nutrition and Obesity
Consensus Statements
Podcasts
This new consensus statement summarizes important areas of agreement around the topics of obesity stigma and weight bias from the perspectives of the individual, clinicians, and the healthcare system following the May 2022 AACE Consensus Conference on improving obesity outcomes.

2019 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Perioperative Nutrition, Metabolic, and Nonsurgical Support of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Procedures

Nutrition and Obesity
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Co-sponsored Clinical Guidance
Podcasts
This guideline identifies patient candidates for bariatric procedures, discusses which types of bariatric procedures should be offered, outlines management of patients before procedures, and recommends how to optimize patient care during and after procedures.

2017 Position Statement on Adiposity-Based Chronic Disease as a New Diagnostic Term

Nutrition and Obesity
Position Statements
This position statement outlines new terminology and blueprint for a chronic care model with an advanced diagnostic framework for the comprehensive management of obesity.

2016 Clinical Practice Guideline and Algorithm for Medical Care of Patients with Obesity

Nutrition and Obesity
Algorithms
Clinical Practice Guidelines
The 2016 guideline and algorithm address key aspects of obesity care: screening, diagnosis, clinical evaluation, treatment options, therapy selection, and treatment goals.