2025 Brazilian evidence-based guideline on the management of obesity and prevention of cardiovascular disease and obesity-associated complications: a position statement by five medical societies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity, which currently affects over one billion individuals, is widely recognised as a global condition. It is strongly associated with an increased incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which accounts for 26.8% of all deaths worldwide. The emergence of new anti-obesity medications that can provide greater weight loss and more significant clinical benefits has underscored the urgent need for structured guidelines that integrate obesity treatment into CVD prevention strategies. This article, developed through a collaboration among five leading Brazilian medical societies (Brazilian Association for the Study of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome, Brazilian Diabetes Society, Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Brazilian Cardiology Society, and Brazilian Sl

SUBMITTER: Valerio CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12625227 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature