[Obesity and metabolic syndrome. A challenge for the Mexican Institutes of Health].
Numerous efforts for the development of basic and clinical research in obesity are being made by the National Institutes of Health and Federal Reference Hospitals in Mexico. However, greater interaction among researchers and stronger efforts towards the dissemination of the results are needed. The document outlines the general ideas and proposals of the Academic Group for the Study, Prevention and Treatment of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome of the Coordinating Committee of the National Institutes of Health and High Specialty Hospitals (CCINSHAE). This is the first step in developing common objectives, with the aim of understanding the effect of these entities in public health and to establish guidelines to limit and eventually overcome them. We discuss the appropriateness of analyzing obesity and the metabolic syndrome together, and the current management of these entities at the National Institutes of Health in Mexico. The problems that arise in clinical practice lead to the need to generate a new model of medical care, including a new health worker and a new patient. It is imperative to establish permanent lines of communication and education with health personnel and with patients. The group proposes an integrated approach for research in these areas. Finally, a master plan that links the National Institutes of Health, particularly in the areas of research and programs within the institutions, is required as a first step in seeking answers useful in solving the problem. The second step would be linking the first and second levels of care through concrete actions needed to limit and reduce obesity and metabolic syndrome in the population.
García-García
Eduardo
E
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán.
De la Llata-Romero
Manuel
M
Kaufer-Horwitz
Martha
M
Tusié-Luna
María Teresa
MT
Calzada-León
Raúl
R
Vázquez-Velázquez
Verónica
V
Barquera-Cervera
Simón
S
Caballero-Romo
Alejandro de Jesús
Ade J
Orozco
Lorena
L
Velázquez-Fernández
David
D
Rosas-Peralta
Martín
M
Barriguete-Meléndez
Armando
A
Zacarías-Castillo
Rogelio
R
Ortega-González
Carlos
C
Sotelo-Morales
Julio
J
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