Obesity and diabetes- The link is even stronger than previously thought
Type 2 diabetes is now caused by excessive weight in nearly one-quarter of cases- much more than previously thought. Diabetes is a serious disease that can lead to infections, blindness, kidney failure, heart attack, stroke, amputation, and loss of feeling in hands and feet. Weight-loss surgery has been consistently shown to be able to reverse diabetes or at the very least prevent further deterioration
Source: www.smh.com.au
Obesity linked to migraines
Migraines are experienced more frequently in people carrying excess weight. Whether this is due to poor oxygenation during sleep as a result of snoring or sleep apnoea, or due to other factors, still remains unclear.
Childhood obesity is not a result of kids watching too much TV
Although the incidence of childhood obesity is increasing, it is not because kids watch too much TV or play computer games- indeed there is no evidence that today’s children do any less sport or physical activity than in previous generations. Rather, obesity arises from a genetic tendency, which is becoming unmasked at an earlier age because of the increased availability of fast food and high energy snacks.
Source: www.smh.com.au
AMA recommends obesity surgery trial be performed in Victorian public hospitals
The Victorian branch of the Australian Medical Association has lobbied the Victorian government to commence a $20million trial of obesity surgery in 5 Victorian public hospitals to combat the obesity epidemic.
Source: The Age newspaper
OSSANZ Cairns 2009
The Obesity Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand annual weight-loss surgical congress. The annual 4-day congress to discuss surgery for obesity was held this year in Cairns. Over 230 delegates from all over the Asia Pacific attended including obesity surgeons, dietitians, nurses, and psychologists. Whilst OSSANZ has had annual meetings over the past 22 years, this meeting was combined with the inaugural meeting of the IFSO-ASIA PACIFIC chapter, resulting in a number of surgeons attending from India, China, Korea, and Japan.
Source: www.ossanzconference.com.au
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