Multidisciplinary approach of overweight and obesity in adults
- Eduardo Meneses-Sierra,
- Cesar Ochoa-Martínez,
- Erick Burciaga-Jiménez,
- Rubén Gómez-Mendoza,
- Juan Luis Salgado-Loza,
- Tania Marisol Peña-Arriaga
- ISSSTE,
- Hospital General de la Secretaría de Salubridad en Saltillo,
- Academia Mexicana de Cirugía,
- Western University of Health Sciences,
- Presidente del Colegio de Medicina Interna de México,
- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Publication Information
Output type
Original language
SpanishPages from-to (Number of pages)
Pages 329-366 (38 pages)Journal (Volume, Issue Number)
Medicina Interna de Mexico (Volume 39, Issue 2)Publication milestones
- Published - 01/01/2023
Publication status
ISSN
0186-4866Publication IDs
- Scopus: 85218638899
Abstract
Obesity and overweight are defined as: “the abnormal or excessive accumulation of fat that can be detrimental to health”. The increase in the percentage of body fat is directly associated with the appearance of multiple comorbidities and serious consequences, since it predisposes or favors the development of cardiovascular risk factors, such as arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance, diabetes, heart disease and other related diseases. This document aims to synthesize information concerning overweight and obesity in adults so that general practitioners, specialists and subspecialists within their clinical practice can provide adequate diagnosis, treatment, primary and secondary prevention based on the best information and scientific evidence for decision making and reduce the economic and epidemiological burden caused by this disease to the Mexican population.