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Sarcopenic obesity 

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Integrated Health Nutritional Guidelines for the Surgical Weight Loss Patient 2016 Update: Micronutrients. Surgical Weight Loss Patient 2016 Update: Micronutrients.

Parrott J, Frank L, Rabena R, Craggs-Dino L, Isom KA, Greiman L. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Integrated Health Nutritional Guidelines for the Surgical Weight Loss Patient 2016 Update: Micronutrients. Surgery Integrated Health Nutritional Guidelines for the Surgical Weight Loss Patient 2016 Update: Micronutrients. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2017 May;13(5):727-741. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.12.018. Epub 2017 Jan 19. PMID: 28392254.

Do you know how to detect a patient at risk of sarcopenic obesity? The EASO-ESPEN 2022 consensus indicates which clinical situations you should take into account:

An elevated BMI or waist circumference (based on ethnic cut-off points)

The presence of alternative parameters of sarcopenia (clinical symptoms, clinical suspicion or questionnaires (e.g. SARC-F in elderly individuals). Both conditions must be present to make the diagnostic process of sarcopenia.

For more information see Definition and Diagnostic Criteria for Sarcopenic Obesity: ESPEN and EASO Consensus Statement (nih.gov). 

Do you know how to detect a patient at risk of sarcopenic obesity? The EASO-ESPEN 2022 consensus indicates which clinical situations you have to take into account:

1- An elevated BMI or waist circumference (based on ethnic cut-off points)

2- The presence of alternative parameters of sarcopenia (clinical symptoms, clinical suspicion or questionnaires (e.g. SARC-F in elderly individuals). Both conditions must be present to make the diagnostic process of sarcopenia.

More information in Definition and Diagnostic Criteria for Sarcopenic Obesity: ESPEN and EASO Consensus Statement (nih.gov)