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<journal-id>1409-0015</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicina Legal de Costa Rica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Med. leg. Costa Rica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1409-0015</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Costarricense de Medicina Forense]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1409-00152020000100114</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Generalidades de la obesidad sarcopénica en adultos mayores]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Generalities of sarcopenic obesity in older adults]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Guadamuz Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sylvia Helen]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Suárez Brenes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gabriel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>37</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>114</fpage>
<lpage>120</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1409-00152020000100114&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1409-00152020000100114&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1409-00152020000100114&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El sobrepeso y la obesidad, definidos como el exceso de grasa corporal, se han convertido en un problema mundial que va en aumento; como resultado del desbalance entre las ingestas y el gasto energético. En los adultos mayores es común la variante de obesidad sarcopénica, la cual es una entidad en la cual no sólo se da un aumento en la masa grasa, sino que también una disminución en la masa muscular. Dentro de las complicaciones que puede traer la obesidad en los adultos mayores están: cáncer, enfermedades cardiovasculares, osteoporosis, diabetes, osteoartritis y el consecuente deterioro en la calidad de vida. Por lo anterior, se hace importante realizar un abordaje integral que involucre intervenciones nutricionales y actividad física a las cuales se pueden sumar, en caso de ser necesario, intervenciones farmacológicas y/o quirúrgicas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Overweight and obesity, defined as excess body fat, have become a worldwide problem that is increasing; as result of the imbalance between intakes and energy expenditure. In older adults the variant known as sarcopenic obesity is common, which is an entity where not only there is an increase in fat mass, but also a decrease in lean mass. Among the complications that obesity can bring in older adults are cancer, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, osteoarthritis and the consequent deterioration in the quality of life. Therefore, it is important to carry out a comprehensive approach that involves nutritional interventions and physical activity to which can be added, if necessary, pharmacological and surgical interventions.]]></p></abstract>
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