Bariatric Surgery: There Is A Better Option

Many people may be considering bariatric surgery as their final weight loss option. I realize that I might offend some people and others' livelihood depend on this procedure, but I make no apologies as I am giving the other side of the story to provide an alternative to people considering this route. For many people, unless it is a true life or death situation, bariatric surgery is totally unnecessary. It also is hardly a weight loss strategy as much as it is a medical alteration of the body that yields only a 30% success rate. Most people regain their lost weight, with the added food restrictions due to the lack of stomach. Additionally, when you look at the risks of such a surgery, a full force exercise and nutritional program becomes a much better plan of action for life long results.

People know the options besides undergoing surgery as an option. Why is it they even consider such a risk? No one likes to be overweight or out of shape. There are many problems and issues with being out of shape and suffering from obesity. In addition to problems associated with the negative impact on physical appearance, there are scores of health problems with being overweight. This is why so many wish to lose weight and lose it FAST. Now, while it is understandable that a person would want to drop weight, you can only lose a certain amount of weight naturally within a certain timeframe. This is true unless you wish to undergo bariatric weight loss surgery. This could prove to be a disastrous decision, however, as there may be scores of problems associated with the surgery. In particular, you may experience blood clots, malnutrition, gastric juice spillage, and the potentially fatal problem of peritonitis, an inflammation of the peritoneum caused by bacteria entering the blood and organs. Hair loss can occur with extreme weight loss, which can be psychologically damaging due to increased outward appearance.

The screening process has been greatly reduced since its inception. This surgery was reserved for the most extreme life or death cases. The doors have been opened due to the profitability it can make for hospitals and its medical staff. They use an outdated way to approve people called Body Mass Index (BMI) which proves to grossly allow generally healthy, but overweight people to be considered obese. Many power athletes in excellent fitness would be in the category of obese using the BMI as a way to measure standards.

A huge thing to realize about bariatric surgery is that it teaches you nothing about health, wellness, or taking control of your metabolism. The subject of nutrition and exercise certainly are not touched upon in more than a cursory manner when discussing bariatric surgery with the physician. Making the decision to live healthfully for the long haul, not just trying to have instant gratification is the key point learned when working with a professional fitness trainer.


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