Mixed
Multidisciplinary interventions combining diet, physical activity, pharmacological treatments, and bariatric surgery are required to effectively reduce cardiovascular risk and mortality in obese patients, as lifestyle changes alone are often insufficient.
Do not rely on diet and exercise alone to manage obesity-related heart risks. Because relapse is common with lifestyle changes alone, you should seek a multidisciplinary care plan that may include FDA-approved weight-loss medications or bariatric surgery alongside lifestyle modifications. This combined approach is the standard of care for reducing cardiovascular events and mortality in obese patients.
Diet and physical activity are key points in preventing CV disease and reducing CV risk; however, these strategies alone are not always sufficient, so other approaches, such as pharmacological treatments and bariatric surgery, must support them.
Why this rating
Based on a narrative review of multiple clinical trials and meta-analyses.
Source
Interventions to Address Cardiovascular Risk in Obese Patients: Many Hands Make Light Work
Valeria Visco et al. · Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease · 2023
DOI 10.3390/jcdd10080327
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