Weight Loss, Dieting & Obesity

What About Weight Loss Surgery and Bariatric Surgery for Obesity? - Part One.

Bariatric Surgery is becoming increasingly demanded by overweight and obese patients due to improvements in procedures and better informed patients. One could also cynically (though quite possibly correctly) suggest that the growing popularity of weight loss surgery is marketing and profit driven by the medical and related professions.

The overweight and obese would be wise to view weight loss surgery as an absolute last resort for the truly desperate amongst the chronically & morbidly obese. Costs aside, all surgery carries risks of infection, scaring and other complications up to and even including death. Those risks are a high price to pay when "natural" weight loss methods are available. Even when "natural" weight loss methods fail, it is still possible to live an active and health-conscious life while overweight. This should be remembered and considered very seriously before even thinking about undertaking surgery.

Never-the-less, surgery remains a legitimate option for the most severe and chronic cases of obesity, particularly when, for example, there are other very real and present health risks for the patient that are complicated by their obesity and which cannot be adequately addressed by "natural" weight loss methods.

Responsible surgeons recommend that only the most severely obese should be considered for weight loss surgery. This is measured by a Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeding 40.

Your BMI is calculated by the following formula:

Metric	Imperial
Weight in Kilograms ------------------------ (Height in Meters)2	Weight in Pounds ----------------------- x 703 (Height in Inches)2

(Putting the Body Mass Index into context, a BMI score below 18.5 is considered under weight, 18.5 - 25 is in the normal range, 25 - 30 is overweight, 35 - 40 is obese and anything above 40 is considered morbidly obese.)

A responsible surgeon will not rely on the Body Mass Index alone in determining suitability for weight loss surgery. Other factors such as state of health, capacity to exercise and dietary history will always be assessed.

With that background to the suitability of a patient for weight loss surgery, Part Two of this topic will deal with the various types of weight loss surgery available.

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