Obesity 2025, February

Fatty heart (lipomatosis cordis) is an excessive growth of fat tissue in the heart muscle. It appears in overweight and obese people. Maybe I ...…

What drug for hypothyroidism is recommended for people with high obesity? Anything stronger than regular thyroxine, such as Euthyrox or Novothyral?…

Deficiencies in the equipment of hospitals and clinics, insufficiently disseminated knowledge about obesity and only a dozen or so doctors specializing in obesity ...…

Are you obese and preparing for bariatric surgery? Check what formalities you have to do and what diagnostic tests you need to do before you submit to ...…

For years dealing with dietetics, I know the statistics of the World He alth Organization (WHO) well. They remind us that obesity has reached pandemic proportions, and that diseases ...…

"It's not like someone will come to the hospital, operate and go. The patient must prepare well for bariatric surgery and life after it "- Zal ...…

Do you have third degree obesity? You diet and exercise, but to no avail. See if you can undergo bariatric surgery. This is one of the modern methods of letting ...…

Bariatric surgery helps obese people lose weight. After the procedure, the patient may lose up to 90 percent. excess body weight. To maintain this effect for a long time ...…

Already every fifth school-age child is overweight or obese. And that's a straightforward pathway to the development of many other chronic diseases and shortens life expectancy. What are ...…

The bariatric surgery involving the reduction of the stomach by the mouth method was performed for the first time in Poland in September 2022. This was done by surgeons with ...…

The gastric band narrows the stomach asymmetrically so that it begins to resemble an hourglass. Putting on an adjustable gastric band is one of the ...…

The gastric balloon is one of the invasive methods of treating obesity. It involves the implantation (insertion) of a balloon into the stomach and filling it with saline ...…

Gastric bypass is the most popular bariatric surgery in the USA. Gastric bypass modifies the digestive tract in such a way that the time of effective digestion and absorbs ...…

Overweight, and with time obesity in children, in 95% of cases are the result of overfeeding and insufficient exercise. Slimming a child does not matter ...…

Being overweight overloads the body excessively - it causes back problems and joint damage. It can cause diabetes and heart disease. It also causes other, equally ...…

Excess body fat is not only a visible symptom of obesity. Too much accumulation of fat cells disrupts the structure of the skin and ...…

Postprandial syndrome (dumping syndrome, post-resection syndrome) is a group of symptoms and ailments that result from the removal of all or part of the stomach, e.g. after ...…

Do you want to know your future? Now you weigh 240 kg and you cannot walk 100 meters without pain in your lungs. In a year, your body will be so disrupted that you will ...…

Bariatric surgery is a branch of general surgery that deals with the treatment of obesity of the 2nd and 3rd degree. Bariatric surgery involves the introduction of such changes ...…

Bariatric surgery is a surgical treatment of obesity. To perform it, the surgeon has to get inside the body. He can do it using the technique ...…

Over 300 Polish doctors already have overweight and obesity treatment certificates. Over 1,000 more are under certification. National Certification Program ...…

Sleeve (cuff) resection of the stomach, i.e. sleeve is a bariatric surgery that removes about 2/3 of the stomach - this makes it irreversible ...…

A dietitian is a specialist who deals with the influence of food and nutrition on human he alth. Dietitian, incl. teaches the principles of he althy eating and develops recommendations ...…

Weightism is a form of discrimination based on overweight and obesity. What forms does weightism take? Why are people who are overweight and sick with o ...…

Support groups for patients before and after surgical treatment of obesity are created by the CHLO Bariatric Patients Association in cooperation with the Foundation ...…

Surgical treatment of obesity, i.e. bariatric surgeries, is a method of treatment for people suffering from the so-called morbid obesity. To undergo such a procedure n ...…

Obese patients anesthetized for bariatric surgeries require special anesthetic preparation for the procedure and care during its implementation ....…

Information on the calorific value of products placed on the packaging is not enough to stop us from eating them. Hints on how much time ...…

In our time, a slim body has become a symbol of he alth and success. We perceive slim, athletic people - wrongly - as more energetic and resourceful ...…

Polish doctors invented electrodes that inhibit hunger - they send a signal to the brain about satiety. For now, this method of weight loss has been used by a woman weighing 120 kg ...…