Obesity and cardiovascular disease

Resources for Healthcare Professionals (HCP)

Clinical guidelines, consensus statements and policies

• Australian Guideline for Assessing and Managing Cardiovascular Disease Risk (2023) Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance

• Draft Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity (2025) NHMRC

• National Obesity Strategy 2022–2032 Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

• Cardiovascular–Kidney–Metabolic Health Presidential Advisory American Heart Association
• ESC Clinical Consensus on Obesity and CVD European Society of Cardiology
• Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity (2025) Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission
• Health service delivery framework for obesity World Health Organization
• Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio World Health Organization

Clinical tools and calculators

• BMI calculator National Heart Foundation of Australia
• How to correctly measure your waist National Heart Foundation of Australia
• BMI and waist measurement tool Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
• Body measurements (adult); includes instructions for measuring waist circumference and calculating waist-to-height ratio. Queensland Health
• Daily energy requirements calculator Eatforhealth.gov.au
• 24‑Hour Movement Guidelines Australian Government

Weight stigma, communication and culturally safe care

• Quick guide: Considerations for discussing weight and health The Obesity Collective
• Supporting healthcare professionals to reduce weight stigma RACGP
• Talking to patients about weight and health and other online learning LiveLighter
• Yarning about weight; information and videos about discussing weight with First Nations peoples WA Primary Health Alliance
• E-learning module Weight bias: A hidden harm World Obesity Strategic Centre for Obesity Professional Education (SCOPE)

Nutrition and physical activity

• Eat for Health resources Eatforhealth.gov.au
• Nutrition position statements National Heart Foundation of Australia
• Evidence summaries and reviews National Heart Foundation of Australia
• Smoking, nutrition, alcohol, physical activity (SNAP) Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
• Physical activity resources for health professionals National Heart Foundation of Australia
• Heart Foundation Walking National Heart Foundation of Australia
• Pre-exercise screening and risk factor assessment AUSactive and Sports Medicine Australia

Sleep and mental health

• General practitioner assessment and management of insomnia in adults RACGP 
• Primary Care Resources Sleep Health Australia 
• Management of insomnia in primary care Australian Prescriber 

Pharmacotherapy and surgery

• Find a service National Association of Clinical Obesity Services
• Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) Product information Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
• Clinical practice recommendations: Periprocedural use of GLP-1 RAs and GLP-1/GIP RAs Australian Diabetes Society
• Bariatric surgery Australian Journal of General Practice
• Bariatric surgery indications ASMBS & IFSO
• Bariatric–metabolic surgery: A guide for the primary care physician RACGP
• Public bariatric surgery – A national framework Australia and New Zealand Metabolic and Obesity Surgery Society.

Resources for Consumers

Healthy eating and lifestyle

• Heart‑healthy eating pattern National Heart Foundation of Australia
• Heart-healthy recipes National Heart Foundation of Australia
• Reading food labels National Heart Foundation of Australia
• Recipes, practical tips and resources LiveLighter
• Recipes, practical tips and resources No Money No Time

Physical activity

• walking.heartfoundation.org.au Heart Foundation Walking
• 24-hour movement guidelines for all Australians Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
• Being active LiveLighter

Weight, obesity and treatment options

• Guide to bariatric surgery Healthdirect
• Obesity surgery Better Health Channel
• Find a service National Association of Clinical Obesity Services

Sleep health

• Sleep Health Australia Consumer fact sheets

General health information

• Overweight and obesity World Health Organization