Is your weight affecting your health?
It has been well documented that obesity is associated with a
number of illnesses, and the health benefits of weight loss are
enormous. Some of the conditions associated with being overweight
are:
- Coronary artery disease
- Hypertension
- Hyperlipidemia
- Type II diabetes
- Asthma, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, obstructive sleep
apnoea
- GERD, oesophagitis
- Fatty liver, cholelithiasis, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
(NASH) and cirrhosis
- Stress urinary incontinence
- Venous stasis disease, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolus,
superficial thrombophlebitis
- Hernias: inguinal, ventral, umbilical and incisional
- Irregular menstruation, hirsutism, gynecomastia, infertility,
polycystic ovary syndrome
- Cancer of the colon, prostate, uterine and breast
- Cellulitis, panniculitis and post-operative wound
infections
- Degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis
All of these
affect quality of life and life span and are costly to treat.
Bupa Cromwell Weight Management
Centre offers a comprehensive multidisciplinary weight
loss programme, which looks at lifestyle, medical and surgical
options for weight loss.
Attend our Drop-in session
All patients are encouraged to attend a drop-in
session to learn about the types of treatments
available, speak to the team and meet past patients to find
out about their experiences first-hand.
BMI calculator
Patients with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 35
with co-morbidities (associated illnesses) or over 40 with no
co-morbidities are eligible
for weight-loss surgery. Use our BMI
calculator to find out your BMI.