Según la Organización Mundial de la Salud, la obesidad se define como una acumulación excesiva de
grasa corporal (1), que tiene una estrecha relación con la aparición o complicación de enfermedades
crónicas como la diabetes, enfermedades cardiovasculares, y el cáncer (2).
En la actualidad, la obe...
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Obesity is a complex chronic disease in which abnormal or excess body fat (adiposity) impairs health, increases the risk of long-term medical complications and reduces lifespan.1 Epidemiologic studies define obesity using the body mass index (BMI; weight/height2), which can stratify obesity-related healt...
According to the 2015 WHO report on overweight and obesity (1), obesity has doubled worldwide in the last 35 years. An estimated 1.8 billion people are overweight and 600 million of them are obese. Obesity among children is also increasing (42 million overweight or obese children under the age of 5). Acc...
This guideline covers multi-component lifestyle weight management services including programmes, courses, clubs or groups provided by the public, private and voluntary sector. The aim is to help people lose weight and become more physically active to reduce the risk of diseases associated with obesity. T...
