Bariatric surgery is the only proven effective therapy for long-term control of morbid obesity. This surgery can be broadly divided into procedures that limit the stomach's capacity, that interfere with digestion or a combination of both the techniques. The best way to classify the obesity is the Body Mass Index (BMI). Obesity becomes a serious disease when it is morbid, that is, when the BMI exceeds 40 kg/m². The main indications for the bariatric surgery are individuals with a BMI >; 40 or those with a BMI>; 35 who also present any comorbidity. Psychological aspects should be evaluated, like if the individual is emotionally prepared for the surgery. Beyond, psychiatric contraindications for bariatric surgery are not well-established.A cir...
Obesity is a public health problem worldwide because of the high rates of morbimortality. Bariatric ...
Obesity prevalence has increased gradually and its treatment is essential, because it is associated ...
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a risk condition for the development of systemic atherosclerotic disease....
Obesity has become a global public health concern due to its multifaceted ramifications that affect ...
Bariatric surgery is currently the only effective treatment for morbid obesity. Although psychiatric...
Overweight and obesity are a complex chronic condition with a negative health impact, difficult to t...
Bariatric surgery has emerged as an effective and sustainable approach for obesity control, yielding...
A obesidade, por sua caracterização e etiologia multifatorial, é uma condição que tem merecido atenç...
Obesity is a global health problem associated with the development of chronic degenerative diseases....
Obesity is defined as an abnormal or excessive accumulation of body fat, which can reach degrees cap...
The obesity is a major public health problem, which is affecting progressively the occidental societ...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Obesity is an epidemic disease reaching more than 300 million people all ...
Introdução: O excesso de peso é um problema cada vez mais significativo em todo o mundo. Em Portugal...
This study intended to verify the psychological consequences of stomach reduction after surgery to f...
Introdução: A imagem corporal (IC), na sequência do recurso a cirurgia bariátrica (CB) e da experiên...
Obesity is a public health problem worldwide because of the high rates of morbimortality. Bariatric ...
Obesity prevalence has increased gradually and its treatment is essential, because it is associated ...
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a risk condition for the development of systemic atherosclerotic disease....
Obesity has become a global public health concern due to its multifaceted ramifications that affect ...
Bariatric surgery is currently the only effective treatment for morbid obesity. Although psychiatric...
Overweight and obesity are a complex chronic condition with a negative health impact, difficult to t...
Bariatric surgery has emerged as an effective and sustainable approach for obesity control, yielding...
A obesidade, por sua caracterização e etiologia multifatorial, é uma condição que tem merecido atenç...
Obesity is a global health problem associated with the development of chronic degenerative diseases....
Obesity is defined as an abnormal or excessive accumulation of body fat, which can reach degrees cap...
The obesity is a major public health problem, which is affecting progressively the occidental societ...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Obesity is an epidemic disease reaching more than 300 million people all ...
Introdução: O excesso de peso é um problema cada vez mais significativo em todo o mundo. Em Portugal...
This study intended to verify the psychological consequences of stomach reduction after surgery to f...
Introdução: A imagem corporal (IC), na sequência do recurso a cirurgia bariátrica (CB) e da experiên...
Obesity is a public health problem worldwide because of the high rates of morbimortality. Bariatric ...
Obesity prevalence has increased gradually and its treatment is essential, because it is associated ...
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a risk condition for the development of systemic atherosclerotic disease....