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Review
. 2021 Jun 30;30(2):81-92.
doi: 10.7570/jomes21022.

2020 Korean Society for the Study of Obesity Guidelines for the Management of Obesity in Korea

Bo-Yeon Kim  1 , Seon Mee Kang  2 , Jee-Hyun Kang  3 , Seo Young Kang  4 , Kyoung Kon Kim  5 , Kyoung-Bae Kim  6 , Bomtaeck Kim  7 , Seung Jun Kim  8 , Yang-Hyun Kim  9 , Jung-Hwan Kim  10 , Jae Hyun Kim  11 , Eun Mi Kim  12 , Ga Eun Nam  9 , Ji Yeon Park  13 , Jang Won Son  14 , Yun-A Shin  15 , Hye-Jung Shin  16 , Tae Jung Oh  17 , Hyug Lee  18 , Eon-Ju Jeon  19 , Sochung Chung  20 , Yong Hee Hong  21 , Chong Hwa Kim  22 ; Committee of Clinical Practice Guidelines, Korean Society for the Study of Obesity (KSSO)
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2020 Korean Society for the Study of Obesity Guidelines for the Management of Obesity in Korea

Bo-Yeon Kim et al. J Obes Metab Syndr. .

Abstract

Obesity is a prevalent and complex disease. The prevalence of obesity in Korea increased from 29.7% in 2010 to 35.7% in 2018, with the prevalence of abdominal obesity being 23.8% in 2018. Obesity contributes to medical costs and socioeconomic burden due to associated comorbidities. The treatment and management of obesity is changing based on new clinical evidence. The 2020 Korean Society for the Study of Obesity Guideline for the Management of Obesity in Korea summarizes evidence-based recommendations and treatment guidelines.

Keywords: Clinical practice guidelines; Korea; Obesity.

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Conflict of interest statement

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Ga Eun Nam has worked as an Associate Editor of the journal since 2020. However, she was not involved in the peer reviewer selection, evaluation, or decision process of this article. Otherwise, no other potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported.

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Figure. 1
Treatment algorithm for the primary care of patients with obesity. BMI, body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular disease.
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