Castle Rock, CO -- (SBWire) -- 07/19/2011 --Over the last 60 years there has been an impressive change in the human environment, behaviors and lifestyle. These changes have resulted in an increase in both, Type 2 Diabetes and macrovascular disease (heart attack and stroke). These rises must be attributed to the greater prevalence of obesity and consequent pathophysiologic condition, the so-called metabolic syndrome.
It is estimated that 190 million people worldwide have diabetes and it is likely that this will increase to 324 million by 2025. This epidemic is taking place both in developed and developing countries and the combination of obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome is now recognized as one of the major threats of human health in the twenty-first century.
The logic dictates that it will always be easier and cost-effective to prevent diseases rather than treating them, even more so if these diseases are chronic and life threatening such as in the case of diabetes, high blood pressure and the rest of the diseases that accompany the metabolic syndrome.
What is the Metabolic Syndrome?
The International Diabetes Federation has proposed a new practical definition, which includes the following:
• Central Obesity
• Waist Circumference above 94 cm for males and 80 cm for females in Caucasians (Europe and North America)
• Plus any two of the following:
• Raised tryglicerides
• Raised HDL-C
• Raised blood pressure
• Raised fasting plasma glucose or previously type 2 diabetes
The prevention, improvement and reversion of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and several other diseases associated with obesity are observed after all the Weight Loss Procedures. This statement has a scientific proven basis supported by several well planned studies, in articles such as Brethauer’s published in 2009 it was shown that Sleeve Gastrectomy achieved a very high percentage of remission or at least a high rate percentage of improvement of this diseases that affect obese patients.
Other study by Himpens in 2007 demonstrated an Excess Weight Loss percentage of 66 after 3 years in patients who got the Gastric Sleeve or VSG.
The results and benefits from Weight Loss Surgery on such diseases have even encouraged some investigators and patients to enroll on studies that involve Type 2 Diabetes patients with BMI’s as low as 40 kg/m2 or BMI ? 35 kg/m2 with co-morbidities), have failed attempts at diet and exercise, are motivated and prepared to make substantial changes in their eating habits, have no dependency on alcohol or drugs, well informed, free of significant psychological disease and have acceptable operative risks.
As mentioned previously, numerous therapeutic approaches to this problem have been advocated, including low calorie diets, medication, behavioral modification and exercise therapy. However, the only treatment proven to be effective in long-term management of morbid obesity is surgical intervention.
Surgically induced weight loss is associated with resolution or substantial improvement of co-morbid diseases in 75–100% of patients and reduced mortality compared with medically treated patients.
We, at Obesity Free invite you to think ahead, think not only in you, but also in your loved ones and choose to do something to treat or even better, prevent these severe diseases. Getting health and better quality of life is the best investment you can do and is a decision that you will never regret if you choose wisely. After dedicating most of his practice in recent years to bariatric surgery, Dr. Rosales (head of the Obesity Free Group) has a combined experience of performing and assisting in more than 1500 bariatric procedures.
As part of the Laparoscopic Solutions group, Obesity Free is focused on the treatment of patients who have struggled for years with their excess weight. At present, Bariatric Surgery is considered an epidemic and for the first time in many decades.
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Effect of Weight Loss Surgery on Metabolic Disorders in the Obese and Non-Obese