What are the most common diseases associated with obesity? Does bariatric surgery treat them?
What are the most common diseases associated with obesity? Does bariatric surgery treat them?
Currently it is estimated that in Mexico at least 70% of the population is overweight and a third suffers from obesity; and according to a study published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in 2019 more than 260,000 deaths related to this disease were reported.
Obesity is a major health problem that has been increasing in recent decades, both in our country and worldwide. This situation is worrisome due to the various discomforts that obesity brings with it, which not only worsen the quality of life of patients, but also aggravate their state of health.
Diseases related to obesity:
Among the most important diseases related to obesity we can find:
- Coronary heart disease
- Type 2 diabetes
- Cancer (endometrial, breast and colon)
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Dyslipidemia (for example, high total cholesterol or triglyceride levels).
- stroke
- Liver and gallbladder disease
- Sleep apnea and breathing problems
- Osteoarthritis (degeneration of the cartilage and underlying bone of a
- joint)
- Gynecological problems (abnormal menstruation, infertility)
- Psychological problems (anxiety, depression, eating disorders)
In a high percentage, obesity treatments also manage to improve and balance these associated pathologies and, in some cases, even cure them.
Various follow-up studies carried out on patients who have undergone surgery for the treatment of obesity, such as gastric sleeve or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, have yielded results that suggest that, in addition to weight loss, said procedures They are effective in reducing the effects, and even curing diseases such as non-alcoholic fatty liver, type II diabetes, sleep apnea, hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases.
