Healthy Living BEYOND Weight™ Study

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Your health is about more than just a number on the scale. It’s about how you feel — your energy, your mood and your quality of life. The Healthy Living BEYOND Weight Study is a nationwide research study led by the American Heart Association. Through our study participants, we aim to better understand long-term health experiences of adults living with obesity or those who are overweight. The study explores real-world experiences of adults navigating weight and health challenges to help improve care and redefine what it means to live well.

The Healthy Living BEYOND Weight Study will help us learn more about how different approaches to managing weight, such as new medications and lifestyle changes, affect people's health over time. This will allow us to improve care and support better health for everyone.

If you have tried a GLP-1 or other weight management medicine, had weight-loss surgery, or worked to manage your weight in any way, we want to hear from you. Your experience can help researchers, clinicians and other groups understand what's working, what’s not and how to improve care.


If you are facing weight management issues, you are not alone. More than 70% of adults in the U.S. face challenges with their weight and improving their health.

For Participants

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Resources

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For Health Care Professionals

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Learn about our longitudinal study focused on weight management for people living with obesity or being monitored while overweight.
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Research Goes Red

The Healthy Living BEYOND Weight Study is collaborating with Research Goes Red to help all women live their healthiest lives. For too long, women have been underrepresented in research which is why Research Goes Red is creating the world’s largest women’s health research platform designed to put women directly in the driver’s seat to accelerate our understanding of how cardiovascular disease uniquely impacts them. Together we can ensure women are seen, counted, and heard when it comes to health research.
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