The Benefits of weight loss - The Facts
There is a clear association between obesity and mortality.Weight loss
through gastric banding reduces early death risk- As weight loss appears so effective in reducing the impact of type
2 diabetes, the place of substantial weight loss through surgery as a
treatment of diabetes is now well established.
- Major improvement or resolution of hypertension can be found in up
to 70% of subjects who lose weight following bariatric surgery
- The lung function abnormalities associated with obesity improve with
weight loss
- The association between asthma and obesity is an emerging area of research
with now a number of studies indicating a positive relationship. Very
little about changes with weight loss have been published. A paper within
this thesis is the first to indicate major clinical improvement (Dixon
et al, 1999).
- there are improvements in sleep disturbance and sleep disordered breathing
in obese subjects who lose weight. These improvements are consistent
for medical, dietary and surgical methods of weight loss
- NASH is an emerging liver disease strongly linked to the metabolic
syndrome. Weight loss improves the metabolic abnormalities associated
with the metabolic syndrome and has been shown to reduce steatosis
- There are also a limited number of reports of improved ovarian function
after weight loss
- Studies consistently show that significant weight loss in the morbidly
obese improves mobility following weight loss surgery
- From the patients' perspective, the quality of life is arguably the
most important outcome measure from any weight-reducing program. Studies
have also consistently showed improved psychological status with significant
weight loss, especially after weight loss surgery