Data suggest that primary care practices could help deliver effective weight management — but only with robust implementation strategies that acknowledge the realities and pressures of primary care settings.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals
Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription
$32.99 / 30 days
cancel any time
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 12 print issues and online access
$259.00 per year
only $21.58 per issue
Rent or buy this article
Prices vary by article type
from$1.95
to$39.95
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
World Health Organization. Obesity and overweight https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight (2025).
Lehnert, T., Sonntag, D., Konnopka, A., Riedel-Heller, S. & König, H. H. Best Pract. Res. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 27, 105–115 (2013).
Perreault, L. et al. Nat. Med. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-04051-5 (2025).
Ahern, A. L. et al. BMC Public Health 14, 620 (2014).
Astbury, N. M. et al. BMJ 362, k3760 (2018).
Kent, S., Aveyard, P., Astbury, N., Mihaylova, B. & Jebb, S. A. Obesity 27, 391–398 (2019).
Albury, C., Tremblett, M. & Aveyard, P. JAMA 333, 900–901 (2025).
Piernas, C. et al. Obes. Facts 13, 349–360 (2020).
Blane, D. N., Macdonald, S., Morrison, D. & O’Donnell, C. A. BMC Health Serv. Res. 17, 764 (2017).
Aveyard, P. et al. Lancet 388, 2492–2500 (2016).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Ethics declarations
Competing interests
The authors declare no competing interests.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Astbury, N., Morris, E. Practical solutions to weight management in primary care. Nat Med 32, 418–419 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04205-z
Published:
Version of record:
Issue date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04205-z
