Understanding Obesity
Understanding Obesity
SYMPTOMS AND CONDITIONS
Obesity is much more serious than simply being a few pounds overweight. If you’re carrying a large amount of excess weight on your body, there are a number of obesity-related disorders, diseases and symptoms that can be brought on or accelerated if you don’t receive effective treatment.
WHAT IS BMI?
When you talk about weight loss surgery and obesity, you’ll often hear the term BMI. Also known as body mass index, your BMI is a measurement of your weight in relation to your height. It provides you and your doctors with key information about your general health, and can serve as an indication that you may benefit from bariatric surgery.
LIVING WITH OBESITY
Per estimates released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in 2010, over 35% of adult Americans and 17% of American children are considered to be obese. The condition is caused by an imbalance in the proportion of energy taken into the body, as compared to the amount of energy expended by the body.
IS BARIATRIC SURGERY RIGHT FOR ME?
When diet and exercise cease to produce sufficient weight loss results, bariatric surgery can be a life changing and even lifesaving option. Bariatric surgery (also referred to as weight loss surgery) is considered extremely safe but, as with any surgery, it does carry some degree of risk.
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I, Liana S., had the surgery on February 28, 2006 and it was the best accomplishment I ever made. It changed my life for the better. I lost a 150 pounds and it has been life changing.
LIANA S.