Obesity: Part 1 ( Algorithm for the Evaluation and Treatment of Adults with Obesity/Adiposity Based Chronic Disease - 2025 AACE Update)

This episode introduces the 2025 ACE consensus framework for obesity, reframing the condition as adiposity based chronic disease (ABCD) rather than a numeric weight diagnosis. It reviews the shift toward person centered, complication centric care, emphasizing the role of both anthropometric and clinical assessment in diagnosis and staging. The discussion highlights obesity related complications as the primary driver of disease severity, the limitations of body mass index as an endpoint, and the importance of shared decision making and longitudinal management using lifestyle, pharmacologic, and surgical therapies to improve health outcomes and quality of life.