METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE "WEIGHT PLATO" PHENOMENON DURING DIET THERAPY FOR OBESITY Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC A61B5/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine and can be used to determine the phenomenon of "weight plateau" in the course of diet therapy for obesity. Measure the body weight of the patient once a week during the entire course of diet therapy. Calculate the difference in weight loss from week to week. When the difference in weight loss for two consecutive weeks is less than 0.2 kg, the level of actual basal metabolism is measured using indirect calorimetry or bio-impedance analysis. Determine the normal body weight of the patient according to the Brock-Brugsch formula. Calculate the X value (%) of excess of body weight over normal body weight according to the stated formula, rounding it up to the nearest number divisible by 5. Calculate the level of normal basal metabolism according to the Harris-Benedict formula for men and for women. According to the gender tables 1 and 2 contained in the description, a sigma corridor is determined for the calculated Y value in relation to σ and 2σ in accordance with the previously obtained value of X. Give a conclusion about the presence of a "weight plateau", if the desired value of Y is less than μ-2σ.

EFFECT: method allows you to accurately determine the true phenomenon of "weight plateau" in the course of diet therapy for obesity due to the evaluation of the complex of the most significant parameters.

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