61% of South Africans are overweight, obese or morbidly obese.Obesity % by major city are as follows
Cape Town (72% )
Pretoria (68%),
Johannesburg (59%)
Durban (52%).
June 16, 2011 Bariatric surgery and the significant weight loss it achieves can significantly reduce the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and premature death, according to a study presented at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) 28th Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. “In addition to weight loss, bariatric surgery offers patients…
We are often asked how long it takes to get from the information session to the day of surgery. The answer is that it depends most on how much work you have to do to make the changes in your diet and exercise pattern that will help you get the most from your surgery. It…
How society treats overweight people can directly impact their health, according to researchers from the University of Rhode Island (URI), Kingston and the Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health, Boston. Their study reported that people who experienced weight discrimination over a ten-year period had twice the risk of high allostatic load, the cumulative…
Next Meeting Date: When: Tuesday 26 July 2011 Where: N1 Medical Chambers, First Floor, Training Room, Contact: Jo Anne 072 2365861 for directions Time: 18:00 RSVP:info@bariatricsurgerysupport.co.za
Despite the level of poverty in South Africa, there is a substantial proportion of the population who are either overweight or obese. The rough figures indicate that approximately half of all women and a quarter of all men in South Africa are overweight, although not all of them to the point of obesity. Historical data…
Due to the increased demand for our Support Group Meetings which are held on the last Tuesday of every Month at N1 City Hospital. Dr Swanepoel has proposed that in addition to the meeting held at N1 City we also hold a meeting on the same evening at Durbanville Medi-Clinic. What we would like to…