¿Qué dieta seleccionar en el tratamiento de la obesidad?

Balanced nutrition is essential in the treatment of overweight and obesity. Weight loss has been reported as the most effective formula for its treatment; it has been shown that each kg of weight loss is associated with a reduction in the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. However, losing weight and maintaining it can be difficult, which is why dietary therapy has been studied from various topics. The objective of this research was to describe the evidence on the effectiveness of the diet selected according to the criterion of energy intake, the distribution of macronutrients, dietary fiber, the glycemic and insulin response and the hourly distribution on body weight and alterations metabolic. A bibliographic review was carried out through the databases Pubmed, Scopus, Dialnet, Scielo and Google Academics, from 2000 to November 2020. There is a great diversity of diets proposed to lose weight, the energy balance must always be negative, although strategies are determined by energy intake or macronutrients or by restricting specific nutrients or manipulating time. Body weight loss is usually greatest in the first 6 months, but it is not significant. In the long term, different diets promote similar weight loss. Conclusion: the diet must have a negative energy balance, good quality and favor the adherence of the patient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]