Gastrointestinal diseases 1st. cause of consultation

The change in lifestyles and bad eating habits , have contributed to the development of obesity, pathology that results in various diseases of the digestive system as gastroesophageal reflux , esophagus cancer , stomach Y colon , said the Secretary of Federal Health, José Ángel Córdova Villalobos.

The head of public health in Mexico, said that gastrointestinal problems are among the main causes of consultation. However, he said, one of the challenges facing the endoscopy are noncommunicable chronic diseases and the obesity , so we must advance in the knowledge and research of this type of problems:

"To combat gastrointestinal problems, it is necessary to have the best specialists, and for that, it is necessary to continue reviewing, planning and developing the training of quality human resources."

Córdova Villalobos, revealed that one of the actions aimed at achieving this goal is the Medical Practice Guidelines of which 304 have so far. This material will be used by the World Health Organization (WHO), as a regional model in Latin America .