It’s obvious to many people who have lived with morbid obesity
for years that the disease has a severe negative impact on quality of life.
Because of morbid obesity, you may choose not to participate in certain
activities. You may feel that you have limited career choices.
What you may not know is that morbid obesity has been found to affect the
quality of your health. 4
Morbid obesity has been linked to several serious and life-threatening
diseases. These co-morbid conditions include type
2 diabetes , heart
disease and high blood pressure, acid
reflux/GERD, and cancer. Most of these
conditions do not develop for years. So many people living with morbid obesity
may have one or more of these health issues without even realizing it.
Bariatric surgery may offer you a whole new outlook on health…
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One study found that gastric bypass surgery reduced the total number of
co-morbid conditions of participating patients by 96%.5
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Surgeons recommended bariatric surgery as a treatment option for patiens with
type 2 diabetes who were morbidly obese.12 In some gastric bypass cases,
resolution of type 2 diabetes occurred within days of the surgery.4 - A
meta-analysis stated that several studies found that bariatric surgery
patients felt better, spent more time doing recreational and physical
activities, benefited from enhanced productivity and economic opportunities,
and had more self-confidence than they did prior to surgery.4
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