Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery: - American Diabetes Association
Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery: - American Diabetes Association
Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery: - American Diabetes Association
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2/16/2011Physiological Impact of ObesityPulmonary diseaseabnormal functionobstructive sleep apneahypoventilation syndromeNonalcoholic fatty liverdiseasesteatosissteatohepatitiscirrhosisGall bladder diseaseGynecologic abnormalitiesabnormal mensesinfertilitypolycystic ovarian syndromeOsteoarthritisSkinIdiopathic intracranialhypertensionStrokeCataractsCoronary heart disease<strong>Diabetes</strong>DyslipidemiaHypertensionSevere pancreatitisCancerbreast, uterus, cervixcolon, esophagus, pancreaskidney, prostatePhlebitisvenous stasisNAASO Obesity Online“Diabesity”• A direct relationship exists between the obesityepidemic and an emerging epidemic of diabetes• In the past two decades, the rate of diabetes hasdoubled in America• <strong>Diabetes</strong> increases the risk for heart disease 6 foldand multiplies the risk of stroke by 4• <strong>Diabetes</strong> is the most costly disease in America,consuming 1 out of every 7 dollarsWhy <strong>Bariatric</strong> <strong>Surgery</strong>?Nonsurgical treatment for those sufferingfrom morbid obesity produce a failurerate near 100%National Institutes of Health. Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment ofOverweight and Obesity in Adults—The Evidence Report [published correction appears in Obes Res.1998;6:464]. Obes Res. 1998;6(suppl 2):51S-209S.Jain A. What Works for Obesity? A summary of the research behind obesity intervention. London,England: BMJ Publishing Group; April 20044
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