Dr. Carson Liu

Los Angeles, California

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Effects of Obesity

Obesity can have a profoundly negative effect on your overall health and quality of life. Extra weight can cause various health problems, or can make otherwise minor issues much worse. In addition, the discomfort of carrying around a large amount of extra weight is hard on your body, making everyday tasks more difficult or even impossible.

Health Risks Associated With Obesity

Some serious health risks associated with obesity include:

High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Type two diabetes
Stroke
Fatty liver disease

Less serious but potentially debilitating effects include:

Wear and tear on the joints
Back problems
Reduced mobility
Loss of self-esteem

Losing excess weight can help reduce or prevent many of these side effects, but many people facing obesity find it seemingly impossible to lose weight in spite of multiple dietary and exercise efforts. Even drastic dietary approaches guided by a physician can fail to produce the necessary results.

In these cases, it might be time to consider weight loss surgery. Gastric bypass surgery or LAP-BAND® weight loss surgery can help you lose large quantities of weight, improving your health, mobility, and overall well-being.

If you have battled extreme overweight for a long time without success, in spite of repeated diet programs, exercise, or even physician-guided weight therapies, it might be time to consider weight loss surgery. Please contact Los Angeles, California area bariatric surgeon Dr. Carson Liu to schedule a consultation to find out whether weight loss surgery is the best choice for you.

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