Weight Loss Surgery

Running Head : WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY

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Introduction

Weight loss surgery is an alternative and effective method of losing excess weight for a health life

More than two third of Americans are overweight and even the weight status of our children is at risk

Weight problem

Individual weight status is a function of height and weight or body mass index (BMI

The number of overweight and obese individuals has increased by more than sixty one percent since 1991

Obesity scourge cost

the society more than 300 billion every year

Weight methods

Predominant weight loss method that has been emphasized is change of diet and increased participation in exercises

Weight loss surgery provides alternative long term weight loss and management

Weight loss through surgery

How does weight loss surgery work

Reduces the size of stomach

Reduce the amount of nutrients reaching the cells

Weight loss surgery procedure

Two methods include gastric by pass surgery or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and lap band procedures

Lap Band is a restrictive procedure

Gastric bypass combines both restrictive and malabsorptive procedures

Associated Risks

Patient spend time two to five weeks in hospital

Complications associated with any major surgery

Incidence of death reported one in every 200 to 300 surgeries

Associated benefit outweighs risk involved

conclusion

About two thirds of Americans are overweight

Overweight and obesity is costing the society a lot

Weight loss through surgery provide alternative long term solution to weight loss and management

Beneftis involved far outweighs the...