Obesity
Procedures
At present,
statictics illustrate that 40% of men and 30% of women
in the UK are overweight.
'Overweight' is defined as a person who has a BMI,
a Body Mass Index, of greater than 27. Persons with a
BMI of 30 are defined as obese and those with a BMI
over 35 are deemed to be morbidly obese.
BMI is worked out with a simple calculation:
Weight in kilograms divided by (height in metres x height
in metres)
BMI
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Weight (Kg)
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Height (m) x Height (m)
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Obesity causes health problems and can even
lead to early death.
There are number of treatments that can be of
help to persons who are obese. The most common and effective
are:
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Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding System