Severe obesity is a chronic condition characterized by a weight 50% higher than ideal. Its causes are multiple and complex, interwoven with various diseases that lead to high mortality and poor living conditions in the areas physical, mental, social and sexual.
99% of people who have it fail in their diets or regain lost weight within 36 months, according to statistics from American Bariatric Society. Among the many diseases associated with severe obesity include: cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, many forms of cancer, sleep apnea, sexual dysfunction, stroke, psychiatric disorders, loss of self-esteem, among others.
But the good thing is that almost all these conditions are reversed or significantly improved when patients reduce their weight.
