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Obesidad: #Más allá del sobrepeso

    Ya hay más obesos que desnutridos en el mundo.   En apenas 40 años el número de personas con sobrepeso se ha multiplicado por seis.   De 105 millones en 1975 a 640 millones en 2014. Según un estudio de la revista The Lancet el sobrepeso se propaga por el planeta a velocidad […]

 

Obesity, the epidemic of the 21st century

Overweight and obesity are defined as excessive accumulation of fat that can be harmful to health and it is caused by an imbalance between the input and expenditure of calories. Obesity is the biggest health problem that humanity is facing at the moment and it causes more deaths than hunger worldwide.

 

Morbid obesity

Obesity is currently defined as a nutritional disease that corresponds to:   ▪ Weight that is 45 kg or higher than the weight recommended by doctors ▪ A body mass index (BMI) of more than 40   The body mass index is based on an individual’s height and weight. When an individual’s BMI is higher […]

 

10 questions about obesity

1. What is obesity? Obese people have an unhealthy and abnormally high percentage of body fat. To measure obesity, researchers use a formula that is based on an individual’s weight and height, known as the body mass index (BMI = weight in kg / m2). Obesity is defined as a BMI above 30.   2. […]

 

What is Obesity?

Obesity is a nutritional disease that appears due to alterations in the coordination of three basic mechanisms: caloric intake, energy expenditure and the balance between energy release and fat deposit. This mismatch causes an increase in adipose tissue, and with it an increase in body weight. The degree to which a person is classed as […]

 

Obesity and diabetes

Obesity is the biggest factor in the increase in the number of people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.   Obesity is the excessive accumulation of fat, which can damage your health.   Blood glucose levels should be kept within narrow limits, and if they are too high or too low the result is:   Hyperglycaemia: […]

 

Endoscopy and obesity

▪ Placement and removal of intragastric balloon.   ▪ Primary obesity surgery endoluminal (POSE method).

 

Obesity Unit

Obesity has become a serious health problem for many people in recent years.   The objective of the unit is to find an appropriate treatment for obesity that will result in a permanent solution.   [+ INFO]

 

Obesity unit

Obesity has become a serious health problem for many people in recent years, and it is a condition that is of increasing concern to the medical community in industrialised countries.   To give a simple but alarming example, the obesity rate in Spain has increased by nearly 200% over the 14 years.   The best […]

 

Vitamin D, just a trend?

Vitamin D has generated a lot of interest in recent years, not only for its role in calcium metabolism and subsequently the health of our bones, but also for its potential health benefits at other levels such as in the immune system.

 

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

  This is a degenerative disease that affects the macula, the central area of the retina, which is responsible for enabling us to perform precision tasks such as reading, driving, writing, etc.   AMD involves an irreversible loss of central vision and visual acuity. It is also the main cause of blindness in people over […]