{"id":196905,"date":"2026-03-08T17:56:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T21:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infoelnuevonorte.com\/?p=196905"},"modified":"2026-03-08T17:56:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T21:56:51","slug":"la-obesidad-continua-creciendo-de-forma-silenciosa-en-rd-dr-jose-a-garcia-perez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infoelnuevonorte.com\/?p=196905","title":{"rendered":"\"La obesidad contin\u00faa creciendo de forma silenciosa en RD\", Dr. Jos\u00e9 A. Garc\u00eda P\u00e9rez"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-196905-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/infoelnuevonorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ttsmaker-vip-file-2026-3-8-17-55-58.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/infoelnuevonorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ttsmaker-vip-file-2026-3-8-17-55-58.mp3\">https:\/\/infoelnuevonorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ttsmaker-vip-file-2026-3-8-17-55-58.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Cada a\u00f1o, el\u00a0<strong>4 de marzo<\/strong>, el mundo detiene por un momento la mirada para\u00a0<strong>reflexionar<\/strong>\u00a0sobre un problema de salud que avanza sin hacer ruido, pero dejando profundas huellas en la vida de millones de personas: la\u00a0<strong>obesidad<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">En el contexto del D\u00eda Mundial de la\u00a0<strong>Obesidad<\/strong>, especialistas alertan que esta enfermedad se ha convertido en una de las mayores amenazas para la salud p\u00fablica del siglo XXI, particularmente en pa\u00edses del Caribe como la\u00a0<strong>Rep\u00fablica Dominicana<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">El cirujano bari\u00e1trico\u00a0<strong>Jos\u00e9 A. Garc\u00eda P\u00e9rez<\/strong>, especialista del centro m\u00e9dico IDA Healthcare, advierte que la\u00a0<strong>obesidad<\/strong>\u00a0contin\u00faa creciendo de forma silenciosa en el\u00a0<strong>pa\u00eds<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">M\u00e1s all\u00e1 de una cuesti\u00f3n est\u00e9tica, insiste, se trata de una\u00a0<strong>enfermedad cr\u00f3nica<\/strong>\u00a0caracterizada por la acumulaci\u00f3n excesiva de grasa corporal, condici\u00f3n que eleva considerablemente el riesgo de desarrollar patolog\u00edas graves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">De acuerdo con la\u00a0<strong>Organizaci\u00f3n Mundial de la Salud<\/strong>, el exceso de peso est\u00e1 estrechamente relacionado con\u00a0<strong>enfermedades cardiovasculares<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>diabetes tipo 2<\/strong>, hipertensi\u00f3n arterial y algunos tipos de c\u00e1ncer, afecciones que hoy figuran entre las principales causas de mortalidad en el mundo.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"detalle-parrafo\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"mb-5 newsletter-article\">\n<div class=\"icon\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Un pa\u00eds con la balanza inclinada<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-block\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"expand-img-placeholder\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/resources.diariolibre.com\/images\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expandir imagen\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/resources.diariolibre.com\/images\/2026\/03\/06\/whatsapp-image-2026-03-03-at-73857-pm-b644dfad.jpeg\" alt=\"Infograf\u00eda\" width=\"auto\" height=\"350\" \/><\/picture><\/span>\n<figcaption><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">El cirujano bari\u00e1trico Dr. Jos\u00e9 A. Garc\u00eda P\u00e9rez.\u00a0(<strong>FUENTE EXTERNA<\/strong>)<\/span><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Las cifras hablan por s\u00ed solas. Datos recientes de la OMS revelan que 63.3 % de los adultos dominicanos presenta\u00a0<strong>sobrepeso<\/strong>, mientras que 29.3 % vive con\u00a0<strong>obesidad<\/strong>. En otras palabras, m\u00e1s de la mitad de la poblaci\u00f3n adulta enfrenta un peso corporal por encima de lo recomendado.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Las proyecciones tampoco son alentadoras. El informe\u00a0<strong>World Obesity Atlas 2025<\/strong>\u00a0estima que el 68 % de los dominicanos tiene un \u00edndice de masa corporal elevado, y dentro de ese grupo, un 32 % ya padece\u00a0<strong>obesidad<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Si la tendencia contin\u00faa, para el a\u00f1o\u00a0<strong>2030<\/strong>\u00a0cerca de\u00a0<strong>5.78 millones<\/strong>\u00a0de dominicanos podr\u00edan tener\u00a0<strong>sobrepeso<\/strong>\u00a0u\u00a0<strong>obesidad<\/strong>, un crecimiento sostenido que se viene registrando desde la \u00faltima d\u00e9cada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Estas cifras coinciden con estad\u00edsticas del\u00a0<strong>Ministerio de Salud P\u00fablica<\/strong>\u00a0y encuestas nacionales que sit\u00faan el problema como uno de los\u00a0<strong>desaf\u00edos sanitarios<\/strong>\u00a0m\u00e1s urgentes del\u00a0<strong>pa\u00eds<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>La ni\u00f1ez tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1 en riesgo<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">El impacto no se limita a los adultos. La\u00a0<strong>obesidad<\/strong>\u00a0infantil avanza con igual preocupaci\u00f3n. Informes del\u00a0<strong>Unicef<\/strong>\u00a0indican que alrededor del 8 % de los ni\u00f1os menores de cinco a\u00f1os presenta\u00a0<strong>sobrepeso<\/strong>\u00a0u\u00a0<strong>obesidad<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">En edades escolares, entre los 6 y 18 a\u00f1os, las cifras pueden superar el 30 %, con prevalencia mayor en algunos\u00a0<strong>centros educativos privados<\/strong>. M\u00e1s all\u00e1 de los efectos f\u00edsicos, los especialistas advierten que esta condici\u00f3n tambi\u00e9n puede desencadenar\u00a0<strong>problemas emocionales<\/strong>, como\u00a0<strong>baja autoestima<\/strong>, ansiedad y situaciones de\u00a0<strong>discriminaci\u00f3n<\/strong>\u00a0entre compa\u00f1eros.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\"Un ni\u00f1o con\u00a0<strong>obesidad<\/strong>\u00a0tiene m\u00e1s probabilidades de convertirse en un adulto con enfermedades cr\u00f3nicas\", explica Garc\u00eda P\u00e9rez, se\u00f1alando que la\u00a0<strong>prevenci\u00f3n<\/strong>\u00a0debe comenzar desde los\u00a0<strong>primeros a\u00f1os<\/strong>\u00a0de vida.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">El incremento del\u00a0<strong>sobrepeso<\/strong>\u00a0en la poblaci\u00f3n dominicana responde a una transformaci\u00f3n evidente en el estilo de vida. La\u00a0<strong>dieta tradicional<\/strong>\u00a0ha cedido terreno ante\u00a0<strong>alimentos ultraprocesados<\/strong>, bebidas azucaradas y comidas r\u00e1pidas, mientras que el\u00a0<strong>sedentarismo<\/strong>\u00a0se ha instalado como una constante.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">El uso prolongado de\u00a0<strong>dispositivos electr\u00f3nicos<\/strong>, la reducci\u00f3n de actividades al aire libre y la falta de espacios adecuados para ejercitarse tambi\u00e9n contribuyen a esta realidad. A ello se suma que, en muchos hogares, las opciones alimentarias m\u00e1s econ\u00f3micas suelen ser tambi\u00e9n las menos nutritivas.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Un problema de salud<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"inline-block\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"expand-img-placeholder\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/resources.diariolibre.com\/images\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expandir imagen\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/resources.diariolibre.com\/images\/2026\/03\/06\/2150588890-ab9ebbad.jpg\" alt=\"Infograf\u00eda\" width=\"auto\" height=\"350\" \/><\/picture><\/span>\n<figcaption><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Gobiernos, instituciones de salud, escuelas, familias y comunidades deben participar activamente en la promoci\u00f3n de estilos de vida saludables.\u00a0(<strong>FREEPIK<\/strong>)<\/span><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">La\u00a0<strong>obesidad<\/strong>\u00a0no solo afecta la\u00a0<strong>calidad de vida<\/strong>\u00a0de quienes la padecen. Tambi\u00e9n representa una carga creciente para el sistema sanitario, debido al alto costo del tratamiento de enfermedades asociadas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Hospitalizaciones frecuentes<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>medicamentos de por vida<\/strong>\u00a0y p\u00e9rdida de productividad laboral son algunas de las consecuencias econ\u00f3micas que acompa\u00f1an esta epidemia moderna.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Para el especialista, enfrentar esta problem\u00e1tica requiere una\u00a0<strong>respuesta colectiva<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>Gobiernos<\/strong>, instituciones de salud, escuelas, familias y comunidades deben participar activamente en la promoci\u00f3n de\u00a0<strong>estilos de vida saludables<\/strong>. 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