Severe Obesity: A Public Health Issue

For quite some time now, the medical consensus has clearly and firmly stated the health dangers of severe obesity. The associated health risks are well known, and include conditions like heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and stroke. These life threatening issues warrant immediate action, and for the severely obese, the most effective method to approach a healthy weight is through a bariatric procedure like a sleeve gastrectomy.

Because the rising obesity rates are such a serious health concern, many are advocating for more proactive measures. In New Zealand, a country that is projected to overtake the United States in obesity levels, surgeons are advocating for public funded weight loss surgery to help save lives. Such measures could dramatically reduce the number of obesity related deaths and illness if they are adapted in New Zealand. In the United States, public funded weight loss surgery isn’t likely to happen any time soon, but for the best options for bariatric surgery in Thousand Oaks our highly trained team is standing by. University Bariatrics is here to help.