Obesidad

<p>Se realiza una definici&oacute;n de la obesidad y las formas cl&iacute;nicas de su medici&oacute;n, utilizando los diferentes &iacute;ndices para ello. Se establece una clasificaci&oacute;n seg&uacute;n el &iacute;ndice de masa corporal y por la distribuci&oa...

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Main Author: Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de las Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos 2010-12-01
Series:Revista Finlay
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Online Access:https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/7
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Summary:<p>Se realiza una definici&oacute;n de la obesidad y las formas cl&iacute;nicas de su medici&oacute;n, utilizando los diferentes &iacute;ndices para ello. Se establece una clasificaci&oacute;n seg&uacute;n el &iacute;ndice de masa corporal y por la distribuci&oacute;n, cantidad y tama&ntilde;o de los adipositos. &nbsp;Se expresan los factores que constituyen riesgo de obesidad, la evaluaci&oacute;n de cada uno de ellos y los efectos adversos que produce. Se establece el manejo individual del obeso seg&uacute;n los aspectos siguientes: dieta, actividad f&iacute;sica, aspectos psicol&oacute;gicos e intervenci&oacute;n terap&eacute;utica y quir&uacute;rgica.</p><p>In this article obesity and the clinical forms of measuring it are defined by using the different indices to obtain it. A classification is established according to body mass index (BMI) and the distribution, abundance and size of adipocytes. Obesity risk factors and their individual assessment are presented along with the adverse effects they may cause. Individual management of the obese patient is established b taking the following aspects into account: diet, physical activity, psychological considerations and therapeutic and surgical intervention.</p>
ISSN:2221-2434