Despite the fact that obesity affects men and women evenly, women are much more …

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Despite the fact that obesity affects men and women evenly, women are much more likely than men to undergo weigh loss surgery. Unfortunately this happens with several health related problems. The main reason I found among my patients is cultural. Sexist culture significantly affects the approach we men have about health. We (men) are less concerned about our health until we get older and face more serious problems and this is a serious problem. Men die on average 6 years earlier than women, and for largely preventable reasons. Women seem to be more aware of their health and are willing to take action earlier in their lives. When talking about Weight Loss Surgery they (women) are much more willing to look at surgical weight loss earlier in life, whereas men tend to wait until they have more co-morbidities (adverse health conditions). Men are always reluctant to seek professional help to treat health related problems.

This is something that we need to change by educating men about the need to treat obesity earlier in their lives, and not wait until they develop complications.

Also we need to fight against the common misconception that Bariatric Surgery purpose is to “look Better” and this couldn’t be farther from the truth. Obesity itself is a disease and bariatric surgery is one of the most effective methods to treat obesity. Bariatric Surgery also contributes to improve medical conditions associated with obesity, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea and arthritis.
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