Diabetes & Obesity

CADTH, 2020.

CADTH, 2021.

CADTH, 2022. This report presents an annotated list of 34 publications relating to the issues regarding the validity, accuracy, and ethics of using BMI to measure obesity, or as a cut-off for surgical eligibility, as well as guidelines with recommendations concerning the use of BMI as a cut-off for surgical eligibility.

Canada’s Drug and Health Technology Agency (CADTH)

Public Health Agency of Canada, 2022. The Framework aims to provide a common policy direction to address diabetes in Canada, including for populations at elevated risk of developing diabetes, people living with diabetes and their caregivers, Indigenous populations, non-governmental organizations, health care professionals, researchers, and all levels of government. It lays the foundation for collaborative and complementary action by all sectors of society to improve access to diabetes prevention and treatment.

World Health Organization (WHO).

U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)