Diagnóstico, evaluación y tratamiento no farmacológico del paciente con sobrepeso u obesidad / Statement about diagnosis assessment ano non pharmacological treatment of obesity
Rev. méd. Chile
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137(7): 963-971, jul. 2009. tab
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
The risk of complications of obesity is proportional to body mass index and is higher in severe or morbid obesities and when abdominal or visceral fat is predominant. In Chile the prevalence of obesity is increasing. According to the World Health Organization, obese subjects must reduce at least a 5 percent of their weight to reduce the risk of complications. Although this amount of reduction is seldom achieved with non pharmacological treatments, better results are obtained with multidisciplinary/ approaches that include a medical, psychosocial and laboratory assessment, to determine obesity level and different factors involved and the associated complications. In a second stage, goals of treatment are set and a personalized treatment is designed including dietary changes and physical activity. The aim is to obtain perdurable lifestyles modifications.
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Main subject:
Obesity
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Centro Médico Capredena/CL
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Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile/CL
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Hospital San Juan de Dios/CL
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Instituto Médico Nutramed/CL
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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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Universidad de Chile/CL
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