Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Behavioral Interventions - Healthy People 2030

About this resource:

Systematic Review

Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Last Reviewed: September 2018

Workgroups: Nutrition and Weight Status Workgroup

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends offering multipart behavioral interventions to people with obesity — or referring them. These interventions use healthy eating and increased physical activity to help people achieve or maintain weight loss of at least 5 percent. USPSTF found evidence that behavioral weight loss interventions can lead to improvements in weight and fewer new cases of type 2 diabetes.

Objectives related to this resource (2)

Increase the proportion of health care visits by adults with obesity that include counseling on weight loss, nutrition, or physical activity — NWS‑05

Little or no detectable change

Increase the proportion of adults who get recommended evidence-based preventive health care — AHS‑08

Getting worse

Suggested Citation

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. (2018). Final Update Summary: Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Behavioral Interventions. Retrieved from https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-adults-interventions