Weight loss through lifestyle changes: impact in the primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases

### Learning objectives Obesity, a chronic disease that develops from an interaction between genotype and environment, has already reached global epidemic proportions. From 1980 to 2015, the prevalence of overweight globally increased almost 50% (from 26.5% to 39.0%) and that of obesity around 80% (from 7% to 12.5%).1 The American and the European regions have the highest rates, but increasing prevalence has been reported across all regions, in...