Energy balance
Modest weight loss of 5–10% significantly improves cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors, whereas weight loss of ≥10% is required to reduce major cardiovascular events.
Focus on achieving a 5-10% weight reduction as a primary clinical goal for improving metabolic health markers like blood pressure and lipids. If the patient has established cardiovascular disease, aim for at least 10% weight loss to significantly lower the risk of major cardiovascular events. This can be achieved through lifestyle modifications, and if insufficient, anti-obesity medications or bariatric surgery should be considered.
Modest weight loss of 5–10% can induce clinically significant improvements in cardiovascular and metabolic factors... Evidence shows that improvements in glycaemia, blood pressure, triglycerides, cholesterol... can be achieved with moderate weight reduction... individuals in either group who lost ≥10% of their initial body weight in the first year had a 21% lower risk of the primary outcome (major cardiovascular events)... This suggests that weight loss of ≥10% may be needed to reduce cardiovascular risk
Why this rating
Supported by large-scale observational data, post-hoc analyses of major trials (Look AHEAD), and consistent findings across bariatric surgery and pharmacotherapy.
Source
Prioritizing obesity treatment: expanding the role of cardiologists to improve cardiovascular health and outcomes
Donna H. Ryan et al. · Cardiovascular Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2023
DOI 10.1097/xce.0000000000000279
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