How Gastric Banding And Sleeve Gastrectomy Prevents Obesity In People

By Kathleen Brown


Young children today suffer from bad diet and poor exercise. Not every parent is educated enough on how to take care of their offspring. And most do not have access to health clinics which promote the improvement of children health. Statistic show that obesity in youth is a common problem within first world countries.

In New York many clinics and health centers are promoting and advocating to reduce obesity in the community through better food choices. In this time and age it is now easier to reduce weight through invasive procedures. Procedures like Gastric Banding and Sleeve Gastrectomy helps many people reduce their weight and lose fat easier by having their gut dissected and replaced with devices that ensure a limited flow of food into the stomach.

However there are many reasons to find out the type of operation before saying yes to anyway as some are low or high risk in profile. Low risk procedures have minimal post operative complications while high risk ones can tremendously affect the well being of the patient. Though procedures with a higher risks are more effective, but it can lead to serious health ailments if improperly done or failure of the patient to comply with post operative instruction happens.

But obesity is considered when youth and teenager go beyond the ninety five percentile. Differentiating between obesity and overweight is important as these two is not in the same league. Overweight means the person carries extra fat around the body due to lack of exercise, or living a sedentary lifestyle.

However malabsorption prevents nutrients and vitamins from being absored into the body system. This effectively reduces weight loss but complications in both categories are still possible. The highly performed procedure are gastric bypass and only about 20 percent of restrictive operations are made each year.

Most develop these after a sudden traumatic events such as a death of a loved one, sexual or physical abuse, and pressure from friends and family. Most factors are often blamed on many advertising agencies that promote popular junk foods as the main cause of fat. Because it entices viewers with mouth watering and delectable foods that promise heavenly pleasure during consumption.

LSG is a first stage surgery which means after twelve to eight months gastric bypass can be performed. The reason since most patients who have excessive weights are more exposed to risks and complications than patients who have reduced significantly after LSG. The liver is smaller compared to its original size, and anesthesia is not as dangerous. LSG and gastric bypass is two sensible but different operations made to high risk patients because it lowers further complication.

Other factors include being exposed to an unlimited supply of junk foods, parents often give into the demands of their children because they do not want to be seen as a bad parent. But stepping up and showing the limits often helps in putting spoiled and argumentative children in their place. But even so parents are not able to outright prevent their kids from buying school bought foods that are high in sugar.

Beverages such as fizzy drinks, ice cream, and other tasty sweet foods are often sold at price that kids can buy easily. That is why preventing obesity in youth including adults is the job of every bariatric surgeon. However getting in touch with a dietician should be the first priority before consulting a surgeon to have your kids abdominal area opened and operated on.




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