For people around the world, obesity is emerging as a serious health concern. It has been noted in studies by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that obesity affects 65% of the American population. It is now well accepted that fighting obesity benefits the management of diabetes, heart disease, blood pressure, cancer, arthritis, sleep apnea, and infertility.
Obesity is usually determined using your body mass index or BMI, which is based on a weight to height ratio. Individuals with a BMI greater than 35 can be considered candidates for the Lapband procedure. A BMI between 25-30 is defined as overweight. Obesity is defined by a BMI which is greater than or equal to 30.
This obesity trend is causing a tremendous strain on the lives of those individuals who battle the disease. At Mid-Ohio Valley Lapband, we strive to assist you in overcoming this disease that is obesity. To learn more about weight loss surgery we invite you to attend one of our weight loss seminars. To see our seminar schedule, please click here.