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GPs 'Could Do More' To Help Obese Avoid Surgery, UK

Obesity could be treated earlier by GPs and healthcare trusts if they invest more time and money in early stage weight management programmes, therefore avoiding the potential need for surgery later on, a senior clinical researcher will report today (Wednesday, 17 December, 2008). He will also say that (continued...)

Ministry may approve more obesity surgery

An increase in obesity surgery which would cost taxpayers $47 million over three years is being considered by the Ministry of Health. The scheme to operate on more than 900 morbidly obese people has been given provisional approval... (continued...)

Which Obesity Treatment Is Most Successful For Keeping The Weight Off?

Severely obese patients who have lost significant amounts of weight by changing their diet and exercise habits may be as successful in keeping the weight off long-term as those individuals who lost weight after bariatric surgery, according to a new study published online by the International Journal (continued...)

Lap Band - Approximately 33 Percent of Adults in America are Obese LAP BAND Surgery Can Improve Your Life

In America, one in three of every adult from the age of 20 through 74 is overweight. This means approximately 60 million adult are obese. As obesity is becoming an epidemic and eating is becoming uncontrollable, more and more people are becoming interested in a Lap Band surgery. (continued...)

Bariatric Surgery May Resolve Liver Disease

Obesity is a growing epidemic in the U.S. with a significant increase in prevalence from 15 percent to 32.9 percent from 1980 to 2004. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an emerging problem related to the obesity epidemic, becoming one of the most common causes of liver disease in the nation. (continued...)

Plastic Surgeons Warn Of Malnutrition In Body Contouring Patients

Identifying malnutrition before surgery in massive weight loss patients seeking body contouring will significantly decrease surgical complications, accelerate wound healing, improve scar quality and boost patient energy levels, according to a study in the December issue of Plastic and Reconstructive (continued...)

Woman Suffers Serious Vitamin Deficiency After Gastric Bypass Surgery

A woman developed disease because, after her weight-loss surgery, she did not take her multivitamin, as reported in a Case Report released on October 10, 2008 in The Lancet. The obesity epidemic is well documented around the world, and has affected developed countries in great magnitude. One (continued...)

DTB: Surgery for obesity in adults

An article in the June edition of the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) considers the place of surgery in the management of adults with obesity; the following topics are covered: • Standard treatment options • Types of bariatric surgery • Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding • Gastric bypass • (continued...)

INDIANAPOLIS BARIATRIC PRACTICE ADDS SURGICAL WEIGHT LOSS PROCEDURE

Indianapolis-based practice has added a new surgical weight loss procedure - a sleeve gastrectomy - where a patient can realize significant weight loss without altering the function of the stomach. (continued...)

Surgery And Drugs Alone Are Not Enough To Combat Obesity

A review of research examining the effectiveness of different obesity treatments has concluded that no matter what other forms of therapy are offered, changes in lifestyle are imperative if patients want to maximise and maintain their weight loss. (continued...)

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Obesity, an American Epidemic, a Worldwide Concern

If you are considered overweight, whether you know it or not, you are in the majority. In America, it has been recently estimated that 65% of the population is overweight with 30% being at least clinically obese. To add to this alarming statistic is the estimate that 15-20% of the nations children are overweight. Now, obesity is beginning to spread more and more to countries that have always had a relatively low rate of obesity, like China and Japan. This is one case where being in the majority is not considered a good thing. What really matters is, how being overweight or obese affects your overall health.

According to the body mass index, you are considered overweight if your index is between 25 and 29. If your index is over 30, you are considered obese. The American collage of sports medicine defines obesity as an amount of body fat that increases the risk of disease. As a general rule, more than 25% body fat for men and more than 32% body fat for women is considered obesity.

Lets look at some of the most likely reasons that so many people are obese. 1: overeating 2: lack of exercise

3: genetic predisposition 4: psychological problems 5: too slow a metabolism These are some of the things scientists are investigating as to the likely causes for obesity. Most of these can be overcome by lowering the fat in the diet and by exercising.

Regardless of the reasons for overweight and obesity, there is health risks associated with these conditions. According to the U.S.surgeons report: A bodyweight of more than 20% over ideal constitutes a definite health hazard. Obesity is associated with a reduced life expectancy. Risk factors for heart disease such as high cholesterol increase. Obesity increases stress on the body joints. Obesity increases the risk of surgery.

The presence of diabetes is nearly 3 times higher in overweight people.

According to the experts, all of these risk factors can be improved by a reduction in weight. Some have estimated that a weight loss of 10% can improve the risk factors for heart disease by 20%. Also, the greatest health benefits are reported to occur with the first 20 pounds of weight loss, which means that even if it seems to be hard to lose weight, it is still worth doing it. If you dont lose all of the weight you want to lose, you can still improve your risk factors by losing some of the weight.

You can make losing weight a little easier if you just set a small goal at first, then when you reach that goal, set another small goal and aim for that. A good target is to try to lose 1 to 2 pounds per week. It is within reason to try to lose 10% of your current bodyweight, or 20 pounds in about six months if you are overweight.

Jim O'Neill is a certified personal fitness trainer and also holds a sports nutrition certification. He has been helping people successfully achieve their weight loss and fitness goals for over 15 years by staying on the cutting edge of weight loss and fitness technology. To learn more about how you can benefit from his easy to use weight loss and fitness programs go to: title="http://www.mrgymhealth.com" target="_blank">www.mrgymhealth.com

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