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...
besity is a chronic disease characterized by the presence of excessive and/or dysfunctional adipose tissue that impairs health and wellbeing.
Obesity increases the risk of serious chronic illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, among others.
Obesity...
Criteria for selection of appropriate candidates for bariatric surgery have been established to minimize surgical complications and to maximize the benefit of these important and limited procedures.
The preoperative workup should evaluate a patient’s medical, nutritional, mental and functional health...
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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...
La Guía de Práctica Clínica (GPC) tiene como misión elaborar recomendaciones que sirvan de ayuda a los profesionales sanitarios del Sistema Nacional de Salud (SNS) en la toma de decisiones para el manejo de los lípidos como factor de Riesgo Cardiovascular. En esta GPC no se abordan los siguientes as...
Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology,
Diet/adverse effects,
Dietary Carbohydrates/administration & dosage,
Lipid Metabolism/physiology,
Cardiovascular Diseases/blood,
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors/therapeutic use,
Exercise/physiology,
Diabetes Mellitus/etiology,
Dietary Carbohydrates/adverse effects,
Dietary Fats/administration & dosage,
Dietary Fats/adverse effects,
Dyslipidemias/etiology,
Dyslipidemias/metabolism,
Obesity/complications,
Obesity/prevention & control,
Risk Factors,
GRADE Approach,
Lipids/blood,
Biomarkers/blood
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...
