Weight Loss Surgery Channel, 22nd 2009

Last research show that patients in Canada who underwent batriatic surgery feel good, happy and are more healthy.

386 patients between 21 and 68 years old were examined by the Weight Loss Benefits survey. Only part of them managed to lose weight by the time of the survey. Three quarters of them had not reached their goal weight.

Even those results, though, gave the patients better self-esteem. It’s very good news as it means that even small results give the patients good emotions and they are more willing to keep on going.

Examiner.com, 15th June 2009

Obesity, epidemic of XXI century, hits especially United States of America. About two-thirds of the American population is overweight or obese.
Weight-loss is not easy. Many people, having tried more conventional methods, turn to batriatic surgery. It helps them to lose serious weight as it restricts the amount of food that can be taken. In the USA about 100.000 batriatic surgeries are taking place. The vast majority of patients (80%) are women.

Ottawa Citizen, 3rd June 2009

The newest reports show that some patients in Canada die waiting for the weight-loss surgery. This kind of treatment is much longer than any other surgery in the country. Patients have to wait for over five years.

In the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal 12 patients died while waiting for the treatment. The average age of the patients was 46.
Patients who died suffered from obesity-related issues, such as sleep apnea, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, blood clots in the veins or deep vein thrombosis.