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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Tech Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Jan 25;19(1):52–60. doi: 10.1016/j.tgie.2017.01.003

Table 1.

Treatment Recommendations for Obesity Based on American Heart Association (AHA)/American College of Cardiology (ACC)/The Obesity Society (TOS) Obesity Guideline (57)

BMI category (kg/m2)
Treatment 25–26.9,
overweight		 27–29.9,
overweight		 30-34.9,
class I
obesity		 35–39.9,
class II
obesity		 >40,
class III
obesity
Lifestyle: diet,
physical activity,
behavior therapy		 With
comorbidities		 With
comorbidities		 + + +
Pharmacotherapy With
comorbidities		 + + +
Endoscopy* + + As bridge
therapy
Surgery With
comorbidities		 +
*

modified in ref. 21).