RELEASE: Obesity, the pandemic of the 21st century, according to Doctor Life Clinics

Madrid, March 23, 2023.

RELEASE: Obesity, the pandemic of the 21st century, according to Doctor Life Clinics

Madrid, March 23, 2023.

Every March 4th, the WHO commemorates World Obesity Day.

Obesity has already reached pandemic rates across Europe, the numbers continue to rise around the world. The World Obesity Atlas 2023, published by the World Obesity Federation, predicts that the global economic impact of this chronic disease will reach $4.32 trillion annually by 2035, and by then half of the world's population will be overweight or overweight. obesity if prevention and treatment measures do not improve. Obesity is a major risk factor for many chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and stroke, as well as various types of cancer. Insufficient sleep, which has become endemic in recent years, has been variably associated with increased risk of this condition. The risk of contracting these noncommunicable diseases increases with increasing BMI. Overweight and obesity, as well as related noncommunicable diseases, are mostly preventable. Efforts to combat it are challenging due to misconceptions about obesity and the role it plays in people's health. On an individual level, people may choose to make small changes in eating habits by limiting fat intake, of sugars and processed foods, as well as increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables, legumes, whole grains, and nuts. This is important since unhealthy eating and relationships with food are significantly associated with the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and stress, increasing the risk of obesity by 58% among those with depression. On the other hand, anxious people try to mitigate this anxiety with food, which can lead to obesity. Regular physical activity is also essential to control body fat levels. At Doctor Life Clinics they are aware of the difficulties that many people go through who, for different reasons, are not able to maintain a healthy weight range, compromising their health and evidencing, in some cases, some problems added to that overweight, fundamentally of an emotional nature. They are specialists in non-surgical and non-invasive treatments, which will allow people who want to start treating their excess weight to achieve extraordinary results without having to undergo any operation. The Ellipse Ball stands out. In the Radiodiagnosis Room, the patient will ingest a capsule containing a gastric balloon. With this method, the patient can lose up to 15 kilos in just over 100 days. The gastric balloon is dislodged from the body after four months by natural means, without the need for medical extraction. It is a treatment that does not require anesthesia or endoscopy. In addition, at Clínicas Doctor Life they also have a department of nutrigenomics, or personalized nutrition, and doctors specialized in bariatric surgery.

Contact Contact name: Jessica Cristóbal Liñares Contact description: Doctor Life Clinics Marketing Department Contact phone: 91 117 55 10

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