Obesity has increased considerably due to changing life conditions and harmful eating habits. Experts were warning about the high number of people affected by smoking and its harm. There have been many deaths in the world and in our country due to smoking. Obesity ranked first in the world, leaving behind deaths caused by smoking. Experts warned about obesity, which is very common especially in children.
IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET OVER WEIGHT WITH OBESITY SURGERY
According to the latest data of the World Health Organization, while there were 400 million obese people in the world in 2008, this figure exceeded 700 million in 2015. Pointing out that obesity-related deaths now surpass smoking and take the first place, Mediline Hospital Metabolic and Obesity Surgery Specialist Op. Dr. Fatih Erol, who recommends diet, physical activity and medical treatment to patients over a certain height and weight, recommends obesity surgery if they are not able to lose weight, to save the patient from excess weight and to solve problems such as blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, liver fat and respiratory failure due to obesity. He stated that they aim to prolong both the quality of life and the life span of the patient by eliminating
OBESITY HAS REACHED SERIOUS DIMENSIONS WITH THE CHANGE OF EATING HABITS
Noting that obesity has reached very serious dimensions all over the world, Op. Dr. Fatih Erol said, “Obesity is a disease that affects both our quality of life and our life span negatively, which is caused by the fact that the calories we take in food are more than the calories we burn and these calories are stored as adipose tissue in the body. The developments in today’s technology have made our lives easier and have significantly limited our movements. The Internet, As the time spent on mobile phones, computers and tablets increases, our activities also decrease.Although fast food and eating habits are changing, obesity has started to reach very serious dimensions all over the world.In the statements of the World Health Organization, while there were 400 million obese people in the world in 2008, it exceeded 700 million in 2015. Obesity-related deaths are now in the first place, surpassing smoking.
OBESITY AFFECTS PATIENTS’ PSYCHOLOGY AND SUCCESS IN SCHOOL
Pointing out that obesity is also increasing in primary school children, Op. Dr. Erol said, “As a result, we started to reduce the age limit of the patient we had bariatric surgery to 14 years old. Because obesity is a very serious problem even in children, it affects their quality of life, psychology and success in school, and causes social adaptation problems. The first goal in the treatment of obesity is not to be obese, but if our weight is still increasing, diet therapy should be started under the control of a dietitian. With this, we have to increase our physical activity and lose our excess weight. If we cannot lose weight with diet and physical activity or if we regain the weight we have gained over time, we are now in the obesity surgery group. We recommend bariatric surgery to patients over a certain height and weight, if they cannot lose weight with diet, physical activity and medical treatment. Our aim in obesity surgery is to reduce the patient’s excess weight and to prolong both the quality of life and the life span of the patient by eliminating obesity-related problems such as blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, liver fattening and respiratory failure.