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About
Obesity
Fat tissue in our bodies is necessary, however when we have too much body fat being stored within us the result obesity.
The U.S. and international governments, health organizations, researchers, and medical professionals around the world
consider obesity a serious medical disease. It is not a sign of a person being out of control. Obesity affects over 30%
of the adult American population. Other contributing factors to obesity are genetics, behavioral, and environmental factors.
Clinically severe obesity has debilitating
long-term
effects
and it is
the second
leading
cause of
unnecessary
deaths.
Obesity is
a chronic
disease
that
increases
a person’s
risk of
developing
other
medical
conditions
such as
hypertension,
type II
diabetes,
heart
disease,
stroke,
and
certain
types of
cancer.
Obesity
can also
be
associated
with other
medical
conditions
such as
shortness
of breath,
sleep
apnea,
irregular
menstruation
or
infertility,
gallbladder
disease
(gallstones),
and
osteoarthritis.
Obesity
also
affects us
socially
and
psychologically.
Many
people
suffer
social
effects
such as
self-consciousness
and
discomfort
in social
situations,
limitations
in social
activities
because of
limited
mobility,
frustration,
and
discrimination.
Psychologically,
obesity
may cause
depression,
negative
body
image,
despair,
and low
self-esteem.
Your
bathroom
scale is
not the
best way
to
determine
if you are
overweight
or obese.
Other
measurements
can help
you find
out more
about your
body
composition.
Body Mass
Index or
BMI is a
number
calculated
based on
both your
height and
weight.
BMI is
calculated
by
dividing a
person’s
body
weight in
kilograms
by their
height in
squared
meters.
This
number can
be
misleading
if you are
very
muscular
but it
gives a
reasonable
assessment
of total
body fat
for the
general
population.
In order
to qualify
for
surgery, a
person
must have
a BMI of
40 (about
100 lbs.
over ideal
body
weight),
or BMI
between 35
and 40
with a
qualifying
co-morbid
condition
such as
high blood
pressure,
diabetes,
heart
disease,
or
obstructive
sleep
apnea.
Obesity
causes
many
serious
medical
conditions
and at
least
300,000
deaths in
the U.S.
each year.
Researchers
have
associated
obesity to
more than
30 medical
conditions.
Statistically
speaking,
there is a
low chance
of losing
and
maintaining
a
significant
weight
loss
without
surgical
intervention.
Less than
5% of
people who
participate
in
non-surgical
weight
loss
programs
lose a
significant
amount of
weight and
maintain
that
weight
loss for a
long
period of
time. The
relatively
low risk
and
complications
of the
weight
loss
surgery
procedures,
versus not
having
surgery,
make it a
good
alternative
for some
patients.
Most
patients
lose about
75% of
their
excess
body
weight
with
gastric
bypass
surgery
(50% with
Lap-Band®)
and
maintain
most of
that
weight
loss
long-term.
Most
co-morbid
conditions
are
greatly
alleviated
or even
resolved
after
significant
weight
loss.
Bariatric
surgery is
a
well-established
method for
long-term
weight
control
for people
with
severe
obesity.
Much
progress
has been
made to
develop
safer
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