Cardiometabolic & kidneyGuideline or statement

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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