CLEVELAND, Ohio (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Obesity is a highly debilitating chronic disease. A BMI of 30 or higher is classified as obese, and more than 100 million of him in the United States fall into this class. Recent studies have shown that obesity can have even worse effects on health than previously known.
42% of Americans are classified as obese, which puts them at risk of developing fatal diseases such as cancer.
“There are many cancers associated with obesity, and there are 13 types. These are cancers of the stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, colon, rectum, ovary, uterus and even breast cancer,” said a general surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. explains Bariatric Surgeon Likesha Wilson, M.D.
A recent study from the Cleveland Clinic shows that longer-lasting, permanent treatments, rather than lifestyle changes, may be the gateway to saving lives.
Dr. Wilson added, “Bariatric surgery appears to reduce that risk significantly.”
Bariatric surgery has been shown to be the most effective way to lose weight for obese people, and a study of 5,000 patients who underwent bariatric surgery put patients at risk of developing cancer. was 32 percent lower and the risk of dying from cancer was shown to be 48 percent lower. cancer.
“We have found bariatric surgery to be the most effective weight loss strategy,” confidently Dr. Wilson.
Most insurance companies will partially cover the cost of bariatric surgery if the patient has stage 3 chronic obesity.
Contributors to this news report include producer Ally Stratis. Videographer, Cleveland Clinic. Roque Correa, editor.
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