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Obesity expert asks Health more control over "miraculous remedies" to lose weight
Considers that foods rich in unhealthy fat should carry a warning, as with tobacco boxes

The director of the Multidisciplinary Unit for Integral Treatment of the Obesity of the HM Group, Dr. Pilar García Urruti, highlights the need for the Ministry of Health and Social Policy to establish greater surveillance and control to guarantee citizens who are not deceivedwith "miraculous remedies" to lose weight or that bariatric surgery is not practiced in centers not prepared for it.

Speaking to Europa Press, this expert said that "there should be more campaigns to raise awareness among the population that obesity is not an aesthetic problem, but a disease and serious," but stressed that, although the initiatives are very importantIn prevention and promotion of healthy habits, information campaigns on what to do when obesity is also, where to go and where not to find the most appropriate treatment are also essential. "

As for childhood obesity, this expert warned that "the near future is discouraging", since this problem presents a prevalence three times higher than existing 15 years ago.Specifically, he pointed out that, according to data from a study by the Spanish society for the study of obesity (SEEDO), published in 2004, 16 percent of Spanish children are obese, 40 percent of obese children toSeven years will be adult, and 80 percent of obese adolescents will also be.

In this regard, he pointed out that campaigns for promoting sports and healthy food are essential both in schools and on television and the Internet, and referring these children to the specialist in endocrinology for their correct treatment."In my opinion, industrial pastry, and all those foods rich in unhealthy fats should carry a warning as in the case of tobacco packs, such as' obesity decreases in approximately 12 years the life expectancy 'or' obesity isA deadly disease ', since, as aggressive as it may seem, it is true. "

On the other hand, in terms of treatment, Dr. García Urruti said that to choose the most appropriate for each patient, the body mass index, the existence of cardiovascular risk factors (tobacco, dyslipidemia, HTA, diabetes, diabetes, diabetes, diabetes, diabetes, diabetes, diabetes, diabetes, diabetes, diabetes, diabetes,waist greater than 88 centimeters in men and 102 in women, among others), as well as diseases associated with high mortality, such as coronary or peripheral arteriopathy, type II diabetes mellitus or night apnea syndrome.

"There is greater risk the higher the BMI,-that is, the more kilos they have in relation to the height-, the greater the waist measure, and the more diseases are associated," he explained, and added that"The person with excess weight is more prone to suffering diseases that can limit their hope and quality of life."

Surgery for patients with BMI greater than 35

The doctor said that in those patients with an BMI greater than 35, in which the repeated failure of conventional treatments, and the absence of contraindications, will be verified, surgical treatment will be assessed."It is absolutely demonstrated through rigorous scientific studies that the only effective treatment to lose and maintain the lost weight in those with BMI greater than 40 is surgery," he said.

In addition, in patients with BMI of more than 35 who already suffer from some of the diseases derived from obesity that areThey consider "serious", such as HT, diabetes mellitus, or cardiovascular disease, surgery should also be assessed as the most appropriate treatment since we also know that it manages to correct these diseases.

Regarding the laparoscopic approach in obesity surgery, that is, the realization of the different surgical techniques through incisions of a few millimeters in the abdomen, pointed out that this technique greatly decreases the risk of complications and accelerates the recovery of the patient and theirReincorporation to normal life.

He also pointed out that the intervention that provides the best long -term results in terms of weight loss with the minimum morbidity, is the gastric bypass, and added that the adjustable gastric band has also demonstrated high effectiveness.