Bariatric surgery

Obesity and metabolic syndrome is considered an epidemic in Western societies. An adult is considered to be obese with a BMI of 30 or above. Obesity imposes a significant human burden of disease, mortality, social exclusion and poor quality of life. It is closely associated with multiple comorbidities including type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, and poor health status, and has a substantial human cost by contributing to the onset of disease and premature mortality. Surgical interventions are significantly more effective than non-surgical therapies for the treatment of severe obesity, reduction of cardiovascular morbidities, prevention of some cancers, type 2 diabetes and improved quality of life.
Source: Surgery (Medicine Publishing) - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Oesophagus and stomach Source Type: research