Center for Comprehensive Weight Loss - Bariatrics |
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What is Obesity?
- Obesity is a chronic, life-threatening disease
- Excessive body fat that often results in serious health problems
- Independent risk factor or aggravating agent for at least 30 common health conditions
How do we measure obesity?
- Determined by height and weight
- Comparison to ideal body weight
- Waist circumference
- Body Mass Index (BMI) = kg/m2
- NORMAL: BMI 18.5 - 24.9
- OVERWEIGHT: BMI 25 - 29.9
- OBESE: BMI 30 - 34.9
- SEVERE OBESE: BMI 35 - 39.9
- MORBIDLY OBESE: BMI ≥ 40
Risk of Obesity:
- With BMI > 30
- 55% increase in mortality
- 70% increase in coronary artery disease
- 75% increase in stroke
- 400% increase in diabetes
- Morbidly obese males between 25 and 35 have 12x the chance of dying as normal weight men
- A morbidly obese adult has a 33% chance of living to age 65 as that of a normal weight person
Medical implications of obesity:
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Lipid disorders
- Heart disease
- Asthma
- Sleep apnea
- Gallstones
- NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis)
- Urinary incontinence
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Osteoarthritis and gout
- Infertility and menstrual problems
- Obstetric complications
- Low back pain
- DVT & thromboembolism
- Depression
- Immobility
- Cancer (breast, colorectal, prostate, endometrial, etc.)
- Venous/stasis ulcers
- Skin infections
- Intertrigo
- Accident proneness
Psycological Implications of obesity:
- Depression
- Low self-esteem
- Social isolation
- Uncomfortable in public
- Lack intimacy
- Decreased libido
Physical Implications of obesity:
- Unable to
- Go to movies
- Sit on bus or in theater/plane seat
- Use seat belt
- Fit through turnstile
- Play/pick up children
- Maintain adequate hygiene
- Buy stylish clothes
The problem with exercise:
Lose 1 pound = 3800 calories
Lose 100 pounds = 380,000 calories
Strenuous exercise = 10 calories per minute
30 min. exercise = 300 calories burned
1 candy bar = 200 - 300 calories
Caloric restriction causes weight loss
Exercise maintains weight loss
Goal of every bariatric procedure is to assist in reducing daily
calorie intake
Surgery levels the playing field, making it possible for the patient to control their weight, for the first time in their life!
