T
he weight loss surgery (called bariatric surgery or gastric surgery) soar to the USA, especially among baby boomers and women, a government report shows.The weight loss surgery to counter obesity are reserved for people whose body mass index exceeds 40, sometimes 35 in case of serious complications threatening health.
The report shows that these weight loss surgery are 9 times more common in 2004 than in 1998 the USA, from 13 386 in 1998 to 121 055 in 2004.
Most of these operations are "bypass" which consists, in addition to limiting the volume of the stomach to limit the absorption capacity of the digestive system in deflecting a portion thereof.
The greatest growth in use of this weight loss surgery is among people aged 55 to 64 (20 times more than in 1998) but young adults and adolescents are also more likely to use them. In 2004, this was the case of 349 teenagers between 12 and 17.
People 45 to 54 years are 10 times more likely to be used in 1998 and 18-44 years are 6 times more numerous. In 2004, 36 700 people from 35 to 44 years have been used and 30 400 people from 18 to 34 years. Women constitute over 80% of the clientele for these weight loss surgery.
According to the authors, a recent review of research shows that 62% to 70% of the excess weight is lost after surgery.
According to some studies, 10% to 20% of patients had complications during hospitalization and 40% during the six months that follow.
The prevalence of severe obesity (body mass index greater than 40) in the United States was 2.8% in men and 6.9% among women in 2006. This suggests that millions of people could potentially want to make use of these weight loss surgery.
The body mass index is a measure of the body that takes into account weight and height. It is the weight in kilograms divided by height in meters multiplied by 2. The healthy weight is between 18.5 and 25, one speaks of overweight from an index of 25, obesity from 30.(Medpage Today)
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