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Consenso de expertos sobre prevención, diagnóstico y tratamiento de la obesidad en edad pediátrica
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Pérez, Margarita Barrientos Ferreira, Carlos Antillón Uribe, Consuelo Barrón Estrada, Ninel Coyote Magaña, Eulalia Garrido Jáquez, Manuel Guajardo Ávila, Cecilia Gutiérrez, Imelda Hermida Lora, América Liliana Miranda Pastén, Lucio Enrique Pérez Hernández, Carmen E. Escalante, Héctor Rivero Ventura, Ana Villarreal, Juana B. Romero Monroy, Carmen Hernández, Marcela Tavera |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | Background: Obesity is a multifactorial complex disease, with a genetic, biologic, ambiental and individual life style etiology. In Mexico, obesity in pediatric age and in adolescents is increasingly prevalent, with evident implications for the Mexican health care system. Objective: To homologate and to apply concepts of evidence-based clinical practice in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of obesity in pediatric age up to age 18 in this document. Method: The experts’ consensus was done by specialized physicians (i.e., pediatric endocrinologists, psychologists, nutrition, physical activity and public health specialists), according to their expertise and clinical judgement. The recommendations were based in diagnostic criteria as well as in the level of evidence of previously established treatment guidelines, controlled clinical trials and standardized guides addressed to pediatric poblation with obesity. Results: ur e e elop e of e o se sus e spe l s p s up e spe ll sub e es bl s e e e s e e e e or o s el of or l l e pertise, which was enriched by the opinion of the other panel members. At the end, all the evidence and decisions were gathered in this document. Conclusions: The recommendations established by the expert panel about prevention, diagnosis, treatment and control of pediatric patients with obesity are presented, in addition to the level of evidence to prevent obesity in pediatric population and to treat its complications, to diagnose obesity and to indicate an integral treatment which implies the adoption of a healthy life style, drug therapy, the use of surgery (if necessary), and psychotherapeu- |
| Starting Page | 1 |
| Ending Page | 32 |
| Page Count | 32 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 72 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.smep.org.mx/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/SUPLE-1-CONSENSO-BHI.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
