Artículo especialRecomendaciones diagnósticas y terapéuticas en el sobrepeso y la obesidad durante la adolescenciaDiagnostic and therapeutic recommendations for overweight and obesity during adolescence
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Índice de masa corporal
En la actualidad hay un acuerdo generalizado en utilizar el índice de masa corporal (IMC) como la medida de elección para el diagnóstico de sobrepeso u obesidad en la adolescencia, tanto en la clínica como en estudios poblacionales7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, por poder obtenerse con facilidad y a bajo coste, por correlacionarse con el porcentaje de grasa corporal y por predecir la adiposidad y la morbimortalidad en etapas posteriores de la vida. No obstante, tiene algunas limitaciones13 que se exponen
Tratamiento
Al ser la obesidad un trastorno multifactorial complejo, el abordaje terapéutico para su control debería ser multimodal y, cuando se precise, multidisciplinario10. El tratamiento básico para el control del peso corporal excesivo contempla cambios permanentes en el estilo de vida, la combinación de intervenciones sobre la alimentación (para reducir el ingreso energético) y la actividad física (con el fin de aumentar el gasto de energía), así como sobre las conductas y hábitos desfavorables
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Cuatrecasas G, Díaz-Fernández MJ, García-Luna PP, Goday A, Lecube A, Masmiquel Ll, Monereo S, Morales MJ, Moreiro J, Moreno B, Ricart W