Brazos Bariatrics

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally, with more than 1 billion adults overweight - at least 300 million of them clinically obese - and is a major contributor to the global burden of chronic disease and disability. For many of us,weight loss is a vicious cycle. We are motivated in the beginning, and the pounds melt away, but not for long. Once we stray from the diet and/or exercise, all the weight that was lost makes a return appearance. This weight cycling, also known as "yo-yo" dieting, has been vilified over the years. Studies have linked it to everything from high blood pressure and high cholesterol to diabetes and depression. Fortunately, we have many options available for effective surgical management for the treatment of obesity.