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Obesity in adults: Clinical practice guideline adapted for Chile

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Summary of the de novo recommendations and the adapted recommendation.
Adapted recommendation
Recommendation 1The CCEO suggests using liraglutide 3.0 mg as a pharmacologic intervention compared to not using liraglutide use for body weight reduction in treating adults living with overweight or obesity.
Strength of evidence: moderate
Strength of recommendation: conditional
New recommendations
Recommendation 1The CCEO suggests using phentermine as a pharmacologic intervention for body weight reduction in adult patients living with overweight or obesity.
Strength of evidence: low
Strength of recommendation: conditional
Recommendation 2The CCEO suggests that students and health professionals be trained in overweight and obesity to reduce attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that directly and indirectly contribute to the stigmatization of patients living with overweight or obesity.
Strength of evidence: low
Strength of recommendation: conditional
Recommendation 3In adults living with obesity who will undergo bariatric surgery, the CCEO does not suggest using echocardiography as part of the standard preoperative evaluation.
Strength of evidence: low
Strength of recommendation: conditional
Recommendation 4In adults living with obesity who will undergo bariatric surgery, the CCEO recommends a preoperative diet to reduce weight before surgery and avoid perioperative complications.
Certainty of evidence: moderate
Strength of recommendation: strong
Recommendation 5In adults living with obesity who have undergone bariatric surgery, the CCEO suggests indicating physical activity and exercise as postsurgical non-pharmacological interventions since they have shown benefits in body weight, quality of life, and mental health.
Strength of evidence: low
Strength of recommendation: conditional
Recommendation 6In adults living with overweight or obesity, the CCEO recommends using a vegetarian diet as a non-pharmacological intervention to reduce weight and BMI.
Strength of evidence: moderate
Strength of recommendation: strong
In people living overweight or obesity, the CCEO suggests using a vegetarian diet as a non-pharmacological intervention for glycemic control and blood pressure management.
Strength of evidence: low
Strength of recommendation: conditional
Recommendation 7In adults living with obesity who will undergo bariatric surgery, the CCEO suggests using postoperative calcium, iron, vitamin B12, and zinc supplementation to reduce the deficiency of these vitamins and minerals after surgery.
Certainty of evidence: low
Strength of recommendation: conditional
In adults living with obesity who will undergo bariatric surgery, the CCEO recommends daily postoperative vitamin D supplementation to reduce vitamin D deficiency after surgery.
Strength of evidence: moderate
Strength of recommendation: strong
Recommendation 8In adults living with overweight or obesity, the CCEO suggests family intervention as a non-pharmacological measure for preventing overweight and obesity and weight control.
Strength of evidence: low
Strength of recommendation: conditional
Recommendation 9Within the non-pharmacological interventions in adults living with overweight or obesity, the CCEO suggests adding the mindfulness technique to cognitive behavioral therapy to improve weight control, decrease BMI, and improve behavior related to weight loss.
Strength of evidence: low
Strength of recommendation: conditional
Recommendation 10In adults living with class 1 obesity with comorbidities other than type two diabetes, the CCEO recommends surgical treatment as a treatment option.
Strength of evidence: moderate
Strength of recommendation: strong
Recommendation 11In adults with a BMI of 27 to 35, the CCEO recommends intragastric balloon therapy as an alternative to managing obesity.
Strength of evidence: moderate
Strength of recommendation: strong
Recommendation 12In adult women of childbearing age, living with overweight or obesity, the CCEO recommends within the non-pharmacological interventions to perform high-intensity exercise compared to other exercises.
Strength of evidence: moderate
Strength of recommendation: strong

BMI, Body Mass Index. CCEO, Chilean Consortium for the Study of Obesity.