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Obesity Surgery Reduces Cancer Risk in Women (CME/CE)

HOUSTON (MedPage Today) -- Obese women had a 42% reduction in cancer risk following bariatric surgery, data from a Swedish study showed. (continued...)

Obesity surgery thins bones, but enough to break

WASHINGTON (AP) - It isn't just the thunder thighs that shrink after obesity surgery. Melting fat somehow thins bones, too. (continued...)

Study finds bones are also thinner after obesity surgery

WASHINGTON - It isn't just thunder thighs that shrink after obesity surgery. Bones somehow get thinner, too. Doctors don't yet know how likely patients' bones are to break in the years after stomach surgery. But one of the first attempts to tell suggests patients might have twice the average risk, (continued...)

Severe Obesity Impacts Surgical Care at All Stages (CME/CE)

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Severe obesity boosts the risk of cardiovascular events and other complications in all types of surgery, the American Heart Association warned in a paper outlining pre- and post-op care for this group. (continued...)

Teens' Risk Factors For Heart Disease, Diabetes Reduced By Lap Band Weight Loss Surgery

In teenagers, laparoscopic gastric banding surgery for treatment of extreme obesity can significantly improve and even reverse the metabolic syndrome, a new study found. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. An increasing number of obese adolescents (continued...)

ENDO: Obesity Surgery Doubles Fracture Risk (CME/CE)

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Bariatric surgery doubled the risk of fracture in a study reported here, documenting potentially serious consequences of rapid and sustained bone turnover that occurs following the obesity procedure. (continued...)

Hayati offers UAE patient financing

Hayati Healthcare has announced the launch of its healthcare financing services with its first regional office in the UAE. Covering elective and non-elective healthcare procedures, the new start-up offers loans for procedures that are not covered by medical insurance including Dental and Orthodontics, (continued...)

New obesity surgery via the mouth

Doctors are testing a new kind of obesity surgery without any cuts through the abdomen, snaking a tube as thick as a garden hose down the throat to snap staples into the stomach. (continued...)

Bariatric Surgery: Waiting Times Too Long In Canada

Obesity is now acknowledged as a chronic disease with a number of related complications, and its prevalence has reached alarming epidemic proportions. While bariatric surgery is effective at treating the disease, access to this procedure is still too limited in Canada. The latest article published by (continued...)

DDW: Duodenal Switch Outperforms Gastric Bypass (CME/CE)

CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- For the "super-obese," duodenal switch surgery appears to be superior to gastric bypass for resolving obesity-related comorbidities, a researcher said here. (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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