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Obesity Brazil:relatively new phenomenon!

In Brazil, with the gradual increase in affluence among the now increasing middle class, there is a very noticeable increase in obesity in children and those around the 40 to 60 age bracket, up till now there had been a strong sense of young, teenager to 30 year old, being very keen on the model, slim, image and working hard to keep an athletic form was the norm, however this seems to be slipping away, most teenage boys would rather use proprietary products and drugs to keep their form, this type of body building without the excersise or manual work, is also creating a strange impression for the younger generation. The more prosperous go for the quick and often repeated process of plastic surgery, television stars are often quoted as the normal reason for opting to see the surgeon and the price for this type of surgery as fallen to within the range of the lower middle class, so it is seen as an option for all, in preference to keeping to a regime and eating with care, this can be a problem in Brazil because of their national diet is heavily based on sugar, salt and fat products.

Obese? Gastric Bypass Surgery!

Gastric Bypass Surgery Cost differs within USA and differs abroad.

Gastric bypass surgery is a full surgical procedure requiring the services of a surgical team including a qualified bariatric surgeon, surgical assistants, an anesthetist and a multi-disciplinary team with a psychologist, nutritionist and other specialists, as well as hospitalization for at least 2 to 3 days followed by a 2 to 4 week recovery period. These are the standard costs, normally included in the cost estimate.

The Gastric Bypass Surgery Cost gives information on obesity surgery around the world!

Cosmetic Surgery after Obesity Surgery

The article below described very well the Liposuction and Tummy Tuck cosmetic procedures. Cosmetic surgery is often required after significant weight loss.

Body Contouring Procedures: Liposuction And Tummy Tuck Surgery
By : Dave Stringham
Submitted 2007-10-26 14:15:07 Liposuction is a procedure that removes localized areas of fat from the abdomen, hips, buttocks, thighs, knees, calves, upper arms, cheeks, and neck. Liposculpture patients are generally looking for improved contours in their figures both in and out of clothing. Liposuction is performed with a thin metal tube called a cannula, which is inserted underneath of the skin to vacuum fat away from particular irregular contours on the body.

Liposculpture can be done with just the cannula alone, however, frequently a solution is injected under the skin into the fatty layer. This minimizes the bruising, bleeding, and postoperative discomfort that can be associated with liposuction.

This is called the tumescent liposuction technique, although the volume of solution injected determines whether it is tumescent liposuction or the "superwet technique." The newest development in liposuction is ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty (UAL), which does use solution injection, but also utilizes a cannula that emits ultrasonic waves to "melt" fat away. It is important to recognize that liposuction is not a method of weight loss, but is best considered for patients who are at or very close to their ideal body weight.

Abdominoplasty, or tummy tuck, is designed to correct a protruding abdomen resulting from weak abdominal muscles and excess skin, usually due to multiple pregnancies, prior surgery, or weight gain. Usually the abdominal musculature have been stretched and does not respond well to exercise. The goal of abdominoplasty is a narrower, flatter abdomen.

Abdominoplasty is not a substitute for weight loss. Patients on a weight loss plan should be close to their target weight before having this surgery.

The procedure is most commonly performed by making a U shape incision below one hip bone across the pubic area to the other hip bone. Loose stretched out muscles are tightened with stitches and excess skin and fat are removed. Mini-abdominoplasty tightens the lower abdominal wall resulting in a shorter scar whereas an extended abdominoplasty tightens the abdomen and sides resulting in the longer scar extending around the flanks onto the lower back. Although the recovery period is longer than that of other cosmetic procedures, the rewards are great for a patient previously concerned about a protruding abdomen.

Considering cosmetic surgery is an exciting time. You are imagining the possibilities and researching not only the procedures but who is most qualified to help you achieve your goals. You want to select a board certified plastic surgeon that possesses both technical expertise and artistic ability so that you achieve the natural look you desire. Author Resource:- Dave Stringham is the President of LookingYourBest.com an online resource for plastic surgery procedures.

Surgical Weight-Loss Patients 'Walk From Obesity'

Local patients who have undergone weight-loss surgery and their families and friends will symbolically “walk away” from a life of excessive weight gain at the fourth annual Walk From Obesity.

The three-mile local walk will begin at 9 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 29, at Winton Woods, 1024 Winton Rd., Greenhills.

Obese people are at increased risk for other illnesses, including type-2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer, osteoarthritis and respiratory problems.

Bariatric weight-loss surgery (primarily gastric bypass) reduces a patient’s stomach size to limit the amount of food and bypass a portion of the digesting system. The procedure is available to obese patients who have tried traditional weight-loss strategies and failed.

Obesity and diabetes type 2

Here are five facts about obesity and diabetes.

* Britain has the highest obesity rate in Europe, with one in five adults classed as obese. That could rise to one in three, according to a study recently published in the British Medical Journal.

* Britain's medical spending watchdog, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, has warned that obesity is a greater threat to the nation's health than poverty, drinking or smoking.

* Obesity is based on body mass index (BMI, calculate here), which is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in metres squared. A BMI of more than 30 is considered obese. More than 35 is severely obese and more than 40 is very severe.

* Some 2.1 million people have diabetes, often linked to obesity, in the UK. The World Health Organisation expects the number of sufferers worldwide to rise from 194 million to over 300 million by 2025.

* Most new cases of diabetes will be type 2, which could be prevented by lifestyle changes such as increased exercise and a healthy diet.

Alarming growth of obesity in Brazil

Fat Brazilians? In a body-conscious society whose gifts to global culture include the girl from Ipanema, the tanga bikini and Gisele Bündchen and other supermodels, the idea seems heretical. Yet a controversial government study released late last month confirms it: Brazil is experiencing an epidemic of obesity.

According to the report, conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and issued right as summer arrived and people began flocking to the beaches in skimpy clothing, just over 40 percent of Brazil's adult population is overweight. Overall, 1 adult in 10, or more than 10 million people, are obese, by international standards, compared with fewer than four million who were deemed to be undernourished.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva immediately disputed the findings. Since taking office two years ago this month, the left-leaning Workers' Party government that he leads has always maintained that hunger, not obesity, is Brazil's main social problem and, as a result, has made a Zero Hunger program the centerpiece of its health and public welfare agenda.

"Hunger isn't something to be measured by research," Mr. da Silva contended. "Not everyone wants to recognize that they are going hungry. They are ashamed."

But the statistics show what nutritionists and doctors regard as undeniable proof of an alarming growth of obesity since the mid-1970's, when the survey was first done in its current form. As elsewhere around the world, the main culprits, they say, are an unbalanced diet and a sedentary lifestyle, with some variants that are particularly Brazilian.

Brazilians have, for example, a pronounced sweet tooth, perhaps natural in a country that is the world's largest exporter of sugar. People routinely sprinkle sugar on naturally sweet fruits like pineapple or papaya, and it sometimes seems that half the mass of a cafezinho, the espresso coffee consumed everywhere in the country, is sugar, not liquid.

"Brazil and the United States are the countries that have the highest levels of consumption of sugar in the world, accounting for about 19 percent of calories," said Carlos Augusto Monteiro, a nutritionist at the University of São Paulo who was a consultant to the government study. "Consumption of soft drinks, for example, has grown 400 percent in the last 30 years, and we think that could play an important role in Brazil's growing fatter."

In addition to incorporating increasing amounts of fatty, processed foods in recent years, the Brazilian diet is also unusually heavy in starches and other carbohydrates. A typical luncheon plate, especially in the countryside or in poor neighborhoods, will contain not only a small piece of meat and beans for protein but also rice, potatoes, pasta, bread and cassava too.

Like people in more economically developed countries, Brazilians also lead a more sedentary life these days. Between 1940 and 2000, Brazil's population, now 175 million, went from being 80 percent rural and 20 percent urban to 80 percent urban and 20 percent rural, which has resulted in a marked decrease in physical activity.

Brazilian notions of what is considered beautiful or sexy may also be a factor in encouraging plumpness. Traditionally, the idealized feminine form here has been the "guitar-shaped body," a woman with a slender bust and waist and an ample rear end.

"American men may focus on breasts, but the Brazilian man has always wanted something to grab on to," said Constanza Pascolatto, one of the country's leading commentators on issues of esthetics, fashion and beauty. "Women were always being told, 'You have to eat or else you're going to look like a stick,' and were encouraged to be fleshy."

While that preference may still be strong, especially in rural areas and among the poor, the urban middle and upper classes seem to have succumbed to the global preference for slimness. Dr. Monteiro noted that in São Paulo there are now clinics to treat anorexia and bulimia, problems that barely existed 30 years ago but are appearing now because of the "mixed messages that are being sent" through the media about desirable body types.

The poor, who the study found are the group most likely to be overweight, receive the same messages but do not have the money to explore other options. Jose Roberto Lucena, for example, is a street vendor here who stands 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 231 pounds and worries about his health but argues that he is doing the best he can raising a family on wages of less than $200 a month.

"I certainly can't afford to go to a gym, and though I know that vegetables are good for me, they are very expensive," he complained. "My 5-year-old daughter is overweight too, and even after the doctor ordered her on a diet last month, it's been hard to get her to eat things like salad."

Some commentators here have suggested that Mr. da Silva's unwillingness to accept the study may stem in part from his personal history. As he never tires of reminding Brazilians and the foreign leaders he meets, he experienced hunger himself as a poor peasant child and can vividly recall the sensation of going to bed on an empty stomach.

Today, though, Mr. da Silva is one of those Brazilians who struggles to keep his weight under control. With a mixture of sympathy and amusement, the national press has chronicled his efforts to limit his consumption of barbecue, beer and buchada, a fatty tripe dish native to his home region that is the bane of nutritionists.

"The truth is that Lula's hunger has not faded away," the columnist Arnaldo Bloch speculated recently in the Rio daily O Globo. "As much as the president eats and drinks and eats and drinks, the hunger and thirst remain. It is a hunger and thirst that is ancestral, that returns to strike daily" and which he, like others who were once poor, "has never overcome."


The above article is from The New York Times.
Published by The Seoul Times