The Obesity Epidemic -

Understanding the Disease and the Treatment

Shania Olyviana
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The increase of obesity in
childhood has been
alarming ! !!
The prevalence has risen
from 4%, during 1999-
2004 to 6% during 2011-
2012
 Most experts in childhood obesity just focus on primary
prevention rather than on the treatment, because treatment may
seem increasingly futile as obese children mature. However, that
calculus doesn’t include BARIATRIC SURGERY
 What is Bariatric Surgery?

To treat the person with severe obesity

The procedures cause weight loss by

restricting the amount of food the stomach
can hold
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