Just Can't Lose the Weight

If you've repeatedly tried diet and exercise without results, here's what you need to know.

By Michael F. Roizen, MD and Mehmet C. Oz, MD
From Reader's Digest
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Q: I've tried everything and I'm still seriously overweight. I'm considering bariatric surgery. What do I need to know before making this decision?

A: Many people think of weight-loss surgery as a moral defeat: It's unnatural and it's cutting corners. But for those with life-threatening obesity -- a body mass index of 40 or higher, or 35 or higher with side effects like diabetes and high blood pressure -- surgery could be the best choice.

If you're part of this group, and if you've repeatedly tried diet and exercise without results, here's what you need to know: This is major surgery that has risks (blood clots, infection) as well as rewards (a thinner, longer life). Most of all, you must commit to changing your postoperative lifestyle: You know, eating healthy foods and exercising regularly. Follow that, and it'll be an effective procedure that will do more than improve your looks. It will improve your health -- drastically.
From Reader's Digest - March 2007
 
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