Academy’s Joint Statement on Access to Obesity Care

December 8, 2022 - Access to care for people with chronic diseases is one of the top priorities for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. As part of our work to help eliminate roadblocks to obesity treatment, the Academy worked closely with the Obesity Society, Obesity Action Coalition, Obesity Medicine Association, American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the STOP Obesity Alliance to issue a joint statement on obesity as a disease. The purpose of the statement is to give the groups a shared starting point for talking about obesity that is consistent with how other chronic diseases are discussed. Read the full statement here.