دانلود کتاب چاقی و جراحی متابولیک

Isolated cases of pronounced obesity have been found since the early stages of human history. However, obesity has emerged to be a significant health problem over the last 100 years—with unforeseeable consequences for the development of mankind. Obesity is a chronic disease that can shorten life span and lead to various complications such as metabolic syn­drome, sleep-related breathing disorders, neoplasm and reduced fertility.

The effect of conservative treatment is usually low and of limited dura­tion. Conservative therapies such as nutritional therapy, physical exercise therapy and behavioural therapy are associated with major challenges for the person concerned. In the case of drug therapy, undesirable effects can also occur. To date, the underlying pathophysiology and genetic predispo­sition of the affected persons cannot be adequately addressed by conserva­tive therapies and the dramatic environmental changes leading to obesity are also difficult to influence at an individual level.