Cardiometabolic & kidney

Socioeconomic and Structural Barriers to Addressing Obesity in Communities: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

CirculationPublished Scientific statement

Scope

As issued by the authors

Multilevel socioeconomic and structural barriers to obesity prevention and management (social determinants of health, societal culture, shared biases), with a review of policy and community-level strategies

Original publication

Socioeconomic and Structural Barriers to Addressing Obesity in Communities: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. Published 15 January 2026. doi:10.1161/cir.0000000000001395

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