A Person-Centered Approach to Obesity Care | American Diabetes Association
The American Diabetes Association’s (ADA’s) Standards of Care in Diabetes (Standards of Care), as well as other health care leaders and government institutions, recognize obesity as a chronic disease in the same league as CVD, diabetes, and kidney disease. As such, obesity care should follow the same person-centered, multifaceted approach as that of other diseases—including a combination of nutrition, physical activity, medication, healthy coping/emotional health, and surgery—keeping in mind the person’s
