What is Bariatric Surgery?
Bariatric Surgery is considered as a treatment option for patients with a BMI of 27.5 kg/m2 for asian population with comorbidities or 30 kg/m2 without comorbidities or greater who instituted but failed an adequate exercise and diet program (with or without adjunctive drug therapy) or for people who are suffering from Morbid Obesity and want to go for weight loss and also who are present with obesity-related comorbid conditions, such as hypertension, impaired glucose tolerance, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and obstructive sleep apnea.
According to the recent statement released by International Diabetic Federation (IDF) and American Heart Association (AHA) and American Association of Clinical Endocrirologists any ASIAN at BMI-27.5 with comorbities like Diabetes or BMI of 30 without cormobities can undergo Bariatric Surgery for their Morbid Obesity.
What is Morbid Obesity?
Obesity is considered a health "condition". A person is considered "obese" when he or she weighs 20% or more than his or her ideal body weight. At that point, the person's weight poses a real health risk. Obesity becomes "morbid" when it significantly increased the risk of one or more obesity related health conditions or serious diseases. Morbid obesity - sometimes called "clinically severe obesity" - is defined as having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 35 or higher.