Don’t believe that obesity is actually a disease!

  Obese people are prone to endocrine and metabolic diseases, because obesity leads to metabolic and endocrine abnormalities in the body, often can cause a variety of metabolic diseases such as: diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, hyperuricemia, etc., female menstrual disorders, obesity can also complicate sleep apnea syndrome, venous thrombosis: increase the risk of anesthesia and surgery; increase the incidence of malignant tumors, endometrial cancer in obese women is higher than normal women 2-3 times higher than normal women, scientists found that the incidence of cerebral embolism and heart failure in obese people is 1 times higher than normal weight people, coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, gallstone disease is 3-5 times higher than normal people, due to the attack of these diseases, people’s life expectancy will be significantly shortened, etc.  Treatment: diet and exercise through their own control of diet and strengthen the exercise exercise to light, moderate obesity has a certain effect, with extremely easy to rebound BMI>32.5kg/m2 obesity that is morbid obesity, the masses of the traditional through the largest number of diet, the largest number of exercise sweat, or even more through liposuction and other ways of treatment of the body have greater harm can not achieve the ideal weight loss Weight loss metabolic surgery may be the only means for patients to achieve long-term and stable weight loss.  Bariatric surgery began in the 1950s and has become a routine and established procedure abroad. Surgery addresses the root cause of food intake and nutrient absorption, not only for weight loss, but also for the treatment of a variety of metabolic diseases associated with obesity, such as diabetes, fatty liver, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease, sleep apnea syndrome, arthritis, depression, and menstrual disorders in women.  Indications for weight loss surgery: Those with one of the following 1~5 can be considered for surgical treatment: 1. Simple obesity with BMI>32kg/m2 is recommended for weight loss surgery 2. Age 16 to 65 years; no other contraindications to abdominal surgery, etc. 3. When waist circumference >90cm for men and >80cm for women, the recommended level of surgery can be increased as appropriate; 4. More than five consecutive years of stable or steadily increasing weight, BMI ≥32kg/m2; 5, confirmed the emergence of obesity-related metabolic disorder syndrome, such as: type 2 diabetes, fatty liver, cardiovascular disease, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, sleep apnea syndrome, etc., and predicted that weight loss can be effectively treated.  Weight loss surgery brings not only weight loss, but also alleviates the occurrence of all kinds of complications, which is a multi-benefit!  Obesity has become a medical condition that I hope everyone will take seriously.