. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 14.

Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2019 Mar 17;140(11):e596–e646. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000678

Recommendations for Adults With Overweight and Obesity.

Referenced studies that support recommendations are summarized in Online Data Supplements 8 and 9

COR	LOE	Recommendations
I	B-R	1. In individuals with overweight and obesity, weight loss is recommended to improve the ASCVD risk factor profile.⁰⁶⁵⁰
I	B-R	2. Counseling and comprehensive lifestyle interventions, including calorie restriction, are recommended for achieving and maintaining weight loss in adults with overweight and obesity.^{S4.1-1,S4.1-2}
I	C-EO	3. Calculating body mass index (BMI) is recommended annually or more frequently to identify adults with overweight and obesity for weight loss considerations.
IIa	B-NR	4. It is reasonable to measure waist circumference to identify those at higher cardiometabolic risk.^{S4.1-3–S4.1-6}