has been news of the tragic story of a British man considered obese the world, with 450 kilograms of body weight. Paul Mason is 48 years old and appears to have provided the hospital operated in St. Richard, in southern England, with the aim of initiating an effective weight loss. is currently a slave to his excess kilos, which keeps him locked in his room, and his only entertainment is to play with your computer and eat without any control (can consume in just one day about 20,000 Kcal., about 8 times what you should eat). His inability to move is such that to arrive at the hospital will need a helicopter.
Obesity is a chronic disease in which there is a weight gain associated with excess fatty tissue, usually accompanied by a decrease in muscle mass.
men are considered to have a healthy body fat percentage when body weight has a composition between 10% and 20% fat (the man is obese at 25% or more body weight composed of fat) and for women the percentage is between 17% and 25% (obese women with 32% or more of fat.) The most common source of excess calories, reduced physical activity and dietary habits , but sometimes also involved genetic factors (family history with a background in obesity), mental (nerves or depression affect appetite), endocrine (hypothyroidism, Cushing syndrome, hypogonadism, ...) or taking medications (antidepressants, glucocorticoids, insulin, oral contraceptives).
The impact of obesity on the health of any person is totally devastating, several studies have linked this disease with many complications in the short and long term
- Cardiovascular problems. - metabolic disorders.
- breathing problems.
- musculoskeletal problems.
- Digestive problems.
- Kidney problems.
- Skin problems.
- gonadal problems.
- Problems during pregnancy.
- Sexual problems.
- neurological problems.
- Infections.
- surgical and anesthetic problems.
- Problems psychological.
- Social Problems.
- increased mortality due to complications.
- high suicide rate compared with those with normal weight.
- Problems cancer.
caloric restriction associated with physical exercise is the best treatment for weight loss but many patients, having failed in many attempts, decided to try drugs such as sibutramine or orlistat or surgery . For the latter you must have a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 35 kg / m², failed weight loss and no history of substance abuse or psychiatric disorders (including eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia nervosa).
The new operator must be psychologically prepared to submit for a while longer or shorter, depending on the recovery, a strict diet (totally different
that followed before the intervention) which includes eating volumes very little food and continued throughout the day and take vitamins and minerals daily to prevent nutritional deficiencies.
Following the intervention displayed altered nutrient absorption, malnutrition, dumping syndrome (the food moves too quickly from the stomach to intestine, causing weakness, sweating and palpitations), constipation, nausea, vomiting and dehydration.
Marta González Caballero.
The most common method is known as gastric bypass. It consists of a statement made by laparoscopy, in which shortens the small intestine to reduce the ability
stomach. This gives the amount of food it eats the patient necessarily need to be reduced by having a much smaller bag.
really is an effective technique, which shows a weight reduction of approximately 65-70% of overweight a 5-year period.
stomach. This gives the amount of food it eats the patient necessarily need to be reduced by having a much smaller bag. really is an effective technique, which shows a weight reduction of approximately 65-70% of overweight a 5-year period.
The new operator must be psychologically prepared to submit for a while longer or shorter, depending on the recovery, a strict diet (totally different
that followed before the intervention) which includes eating volumes very little food and continued throughout the day and take vitamins and minerals daily to prevent nutritional deficiencies. Following the intervention displayed altered nutrient absorption, malnutrition, dumping syndrome (the food moves too quickly from the stomach to intestine, causing weakness, sweating and palpitations), constipation, nausea, vomiting and dehydration.
Marta González Caballero.
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