2018 Korean Society for the Study of Obesity Guideline for the Management of Obesity in Korea

• DOI: 10.7570/jomes.2019.28.1.40
• Publication Date: 2019-04-11T00:03:32Z
• Authors: Mi Hae Seo; Won-Young Lee; Sung Soo Kim; Jae-Heon Kang; Jee-Hyun Kang; Kyoung Kon Kim; Bo-Yeon Kim; Yang-Hyun Kim; Won-Jun Kim; Eun Mi Kim; Hyun Soo Kim; Yun-A Shin; Hye-Jung Shin; Kyu Rae Lee; Ki Young Lee; Sang Yeoup Lee; Seong-Kyu Lee; Joo Ho Lee; Chang Beom Lee; Sochung Chung; Young Hye Cho; Kyung Mook Choi; Jung Soon Han; Soon Jib Yoo
• Keywords: Guideline; Management of obesity; Weight management

Obesity increases the risks of diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases, ultimately contributing to mortality. Korean Society for Study (KSSO) was established improve management obesity through research education; that end, Committee Clinical Practice Guidelines KSSO reviews systemic evidence using expert panels develop clinical guidelines. The practice guidelines were revised in 2018 National Health Insurance Service checkup data from 2006 2015. Following these guidelines, we added a category, class III obesity, which includes individuals with body mass index (BMI) ≥35 kg/m2. Agreeing International Federation Surgery Metabolic Disorders, Asian Pacific Chapter consensus, determined bariatric surgery is indicated patients BMI kg/m2 ≥30 who have comorbidities. new focus on guiding clinicians manage more effectively. Our recommendations treatment algorithms can serve as guide evaluation, prevention, overweight obesity.