If you are struggling with severe obesity and suffering from related health conditions, Oakwood Bariatric Options can help.
Approximately 11-15 million Americans today are estimated to be morbidly obese. Morbid obesity is a debilitating disease of the mind, body and spirit – something that diets, medication and exercise have no lasting impact upon.
Now there is an answer: weight loss surgery.
Oakwood Bariatric Options offers a surgical solution that is proven effective. It will change your life and reduce the risk of developing life-threatening diseases such as diabetes, cancer or heart disease.
Bariatrics is the field of medicine that focuses on the treatment and control of morbid obesity.
Morbid obesity is a chronic condition. There is no known cure. Obesity is determined by the following factors: genetics, behavior, internally set points of weight, and eating habits. Because of these factors, the morbidly obese person loses the ability to control his or her weight.
Morbid obesity is a medical term describing people who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 40, or a BMI of 35-40 along with significant medical problems caused or exacerbated by weight. These medical problems include:
- High Blood Pressure
- Diabetes
- Heart Disease
- Sleep Apnea
- High Cholesterol
- Joint Disease
- Esophageal Reflux
- Loss of Bladder Control
- Infertility
- Reduced Life Expectancy