Impact of pharmacist’s intervention on reducing cardiovascular risk in obese patients

Background Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death. Health education, nutritional follow-up, and life style habits modification are key for cardiovascular risk reduction in obese patients. Objective To measure the impact of pharmacist’s intervention on cardiovascular risk in obese patients. Setting A Spanish community pharmacy. Method Obese patients (BMI ≥ 30) with (group A, n = 30) and without (group B,...