Obesity resource library
Explore educational materials, clinical guidelines, community resources, and interactive tools designed to support ongoing partnership with your patients with obesity.
Download materials to support your conversations with people living with obesity
The ABC’s of chronic weight management
A practical, concise guide informing steps for effective obesity diagnosis and treatment.
Comorbidities of obesity brochure
This brochure includes an overview of common weight-related comorbidities and the impact weight loss may have on them.
Obesity and cardiovascular disease flash card
Learn more about the connection between obesity and cardiovascular disease.
Metabolic adaptation flash card
This resource discusses the mechanisms that contribute to weight regain.
Overview of the AACE/ACE obesity guidelines
Obesity is recognized as a chronic, progressive disease. Check out the full guidelines for details on how to treat.
The impact of culture on weight flash card
Understand how cultural factors may impact weight management.
Pharmacological treatment options flash card
Read an overview of how pharmacotherapy may be an option for your patients with obesity.
Importance of early diagnosis flash card
See how early diagnosis of obesity may help improve patients’ health outcomes.
Obesity and CV risk patient identification guide
Explore key information to consider when evaluating CV risk for your patients with obesity.
Risk assessment tool
This tool can help assess the risk of weight-related comorbidities for patients with obesity.
Providing a comfortable environment for patients with obesity flash card
Review tips to help promote a comfortable environment for your patients with obesity.
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Watch these videos to better understand your patients’ possible experiences with obesity and long-term weight management
Reframing obesity management
Dr. Holly Lofton discusses how obesity is often managed differently than other chronic diseases and highlights the need for proper diagnosis and treatment.
Video length: 4:41
Exploring weight-related comorbidities
Dr. Carlos Campos discusses the association between obesity and weight-related comorbidities, highlighting potential approaches to guide effective weight-management discussions with patients.
Video length: 2:26
The importance of assessing cardiovascular risk
The science behind obesity
Weight-management tools that helped Reneé
Donna’s personal experience with weight management
Lisa’s search for weight-management support
Download and share these materials with your patients to help support them in achieving their weight-loss goals
Patient weight-management brochure
Patients who are actively trying to maintain their weight loss can use this piece to learn about the 3 phases of weight loss and review talking points to help them speak with their health care professionals about weight management.
My personal weight history
Patients can use this tool to document their weight history, from previous weight-loss efforts to eating and activity routines, so that you can work together to create a plan that works for them.
Tug-of-war handout
Patients can use this tool to document their weight and to understand the body’s metabolic and hormonal responses to weight loss, as well as the multiple factors that affect weight management.
Patient preparation form
You can use this form with your patients to plan for their weight management.
Share these helpful partner organizations with patients who would like to learn more
A wide range of reputable organizations can provide further guidance on how to manage obesity.
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE)
American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM)
American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
Obesity Action Coalition (OAC)
Obesity Medicine Association (OMA)
The obesity-related websites on this page are independently operated and not managed by Novo Nordisk. Novo Nordisk assumes no responsibility for any information they may provide.
Visit these sites to learn more about important organizations helping to treat obesity
ADVOCACY AND RESOURCES
Advocacy for patients with obesity
OBESITY TRAINING MODULES
Obesity treatment modules for weight management
