Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Gastric Surgery – A Good Option for Shunning Off Weight

Obesity is becoming a curse for a number of people, who along with amassing fat around their body, also get attacked with a various related diseases.

Dieting is not the effective way of losing weight as it takes years to shun off a few pounds. There are other surgeries getting popular with people to put off the extra weight; one of these is gastric band surgery, which has increased ten times on NHS.

The surgery involves the fitting a band around the stomach that helps reducing it. Patients are guided to consume little quantity of food and the fat starts melting on its own. This way, people can reduce their weight by 33%, on an average.

Along with the advantage of the surgery, it has some side-effects, which were brought out in a latest survey conducted by a team from the University of Western England and Southmead Hospital, Bristol. It was discovered that gastric band surgery left a strong negative psychological influence on patients. The respondents in the survey divulged the problems of depression, low self-esteem and relationship troubles, which they faced after the surgery.

The surgery blocked their urge to have more food, which used to be their stress-busters.

Despite having its mild side-effects, one should go for the surgery that costs around £11,000, as nothing is as perilous as obesity. Around 3400 people succumb to obesity every year and it costs NHS £475m annually.

Via : topnews.co.uk

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