Abstract
Overweight and obesity are a public health problem, which continues to increase in recent decades and is associated with chronic diseases. NutrIMSS is a strategy of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) that promotes a healthy lifestyle and provides education to patients on proper nutrition, water consumption and practice of physical activity.
Highlights
Overweight and obesity are a public health problem, which continues to increase in recent decades and is associated with chronic diseases
There is a positive impact of the educational strategy on clinical/biochemical values in overweight and obese patients
The educational strategy in patients with overweight and obesity included: 3 weekly educational sessions based on the educational program of the NutrIMSS strategy, monthly nutritional guidance for six months and physical education activities for 6 months
Summary
Overweight and obesity are a public health problem, which continues to increase in recent decades and is associated with chronic diseases. Chronic, progressive and multifactorial disease, characterized by excessive accumulation of fat [1], accompanied by metabolic alterations, and predispose to health alterations [2]. It is a pathology in which factors of risk and comorbidities must be looked for associated, mainly Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and cardiovascular disease. The main causes of overweight and obesity include: High caloric intake, sedentary lifestyle, and genetic predisposition [6], added to factors that increase the problem, such as lack SCHOLARS.DIRECT. The treatment must include a healthy diet and exercise, together with conduct modification, to comprehend a long-term attachment [8], it is important to implement educational strategies that modify these conducts
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