- Excess body mass is related to an increased risk of more than 100 diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular problems.
- According to the WHO, there are at least 36 million people in Mexico who suffer from obesity.
- Many of the patients often develop depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, bad mood and stress.
Constantly there is talk about the problem that represents the Obesity in mexico although in the end not enough is done to achieve a change. It is not an aesthetic issue but has a direct relationship with health and other areas of life. The magnitude is so great that it even puts the entire health system at risk because in the future it would not be possible to have sufficient resources to care for patients.
Currently 36 million Mexicans suffer from obesity in Mexico, a figure that places it in fifth place in the world and first in Latin America. According to the World Health Organization (WHO)since 1975 it has tripled worldwide, which has generated greater medical attention for the disorders derived from this condition.
Multidisciplinary teams of doctors, psychologists and nutritionists are responsible for caring for overweight and obese patients, as occurs in the Metabolism Clinic of Hospital D’Maria. In this regard, the internist Antonio Lopez Zamorano indicates that it should not only be attended with diets but with comprehensive care.
“Overweight and obesity affect the health and emotions of children, adolescents and adults. Hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular problems are the main diseases that can develop. For this reason, the prevention and control of this problem, through multidisciplinary care, is of great importance.
Improve health through food
According to the WHO, Mexico can be considered as a mostly malnourished country. The doctor Antonia Dora Hernandez Padillahead of the Nutrition Department of Hospital D’María, points out that the majority of the population eats without nourishment.
He explains that overweight and obese patients must be evaluated and treated medically, nutritionally, and psychologically. In the nutritional part, it is important to carry out a food and nutrition plan appropriate to age, activities and present diseases, which helps them improve their health.
Eating healthy is not expensive
For her part, nutritionist Melissa Lopez Avila He emphasizes that his job is to teach and demonstrate to the patient that eating healthy is simple and not expensive. On the contrary, a poor diet has an impact on diseases that are more expensive in the long term.
He is in favor of not demonizing any food. He believes that you can eat everything, but correctly and in adequate and necessary amounts for each organism. Of course, reduce sugars and processed foods.
relearn new habits
Relearning new habits or healthy lifestyles involves a process for which nutritionists and psychologists work together with the patient. the psychologist Nayelli de la O Cuevas mentions that obesity is a health problem with psychological, biological and social repercussions.
He mentions that patients with obesity often have depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, bad mood and stress, hence the importance of receiving psychological support during treatment.
“A patient with obesity requires psychological treatment to change their eating habits and delve into why they are a compulsive eater, who actually eats to fill emotional gaps.”
Obesity in preventable and controllable
For him Dr Zaid Lopez obesity can be prevented or controlled, as well as conditions derived from it such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular problems, reflux, venous insufficiency, fatigue.
“Between 30 and 40% of patients come to the office with these complications. Regarding the clinical issue, obesity in women can cause hormonal disorders, alter the menstrual cycle, thyroid function and develop heart problems that become dangerous, since it is more difficult to diagnose them than in men”, however, all of the above is preventable and controllable.
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