Manejo de la obesidad en Atención Primaria

Abstract

Obesity is one of the most common medical problems and a risk for illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes, degenerative arthritis and cardiovascular events. It is a cause of significant morbidity and mortality and generates great social and financial costs. Morover, childhood obesity precede a great number of metabolic complications in adulthood. The treatment, above all, in the metabolic syndrome, should be weight reduction. Recent weight loss treatment recommendations have focused on helping patients lose 5-10% of their body weight and maintaining these losses for longer durations. Choosing the correct treatment is very important to it. We review the new weight loss recommendations and provide suggestions for assessing patients for weight loss treatment. We also discuss new treatment options and focus on their applications in a Primary Health Care setting.