Although it is said to be a noninvasive procedure, gastric banding can cause serious complications, including infection, leaks, respiratory arrest, blood clots and deathproves to have many other negaties.
In addition to the possible health risks, Gastric bybass surgeries are very expensive, ranging anywhere from 20,000 to 30,000. Many health insurrence prorams don't pay for this procedure, forcing individuals to pay from their own pockets.
Despite all the setbacks, research does suggest the this precedure is most effective method of weight loss for severely obese patients.
Personally, i see no problem with this procedure if it is actually nessecary, but my concern is that bypasss surgery are seen by too many as a quick fix diet. Out of the thousands that have undergone this surgery, 80 percent were female. The american society is becoming increasingly polarized. Not only do we have the highest rate of obesity, but also have the highest rate of anerexia, bulimia, and other eatign sdisorders. Results show that "8,000,000 or more people in the United States have an eating disorder, 90% are women women between the ages of 12 and 25".http://www.parentteen.com/teen_anorexia.html
I would mostly blame this problem on the media and in the fashion industry who focus on thinness and on an ideal female body size. The media is psychologically detrimental to the well-being of many young women, and on their self image, which also gives rise to excessive dieting and/or exercise, and to eating diorders.
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I agree that many obese people, who are at the last of their line with their weight see bypass surgery as a escape, rather than working to get a more healthy body.The simplest tasks can make life easier. If someone were to walk with their dog, or to school everyday and keep the momentum going the weight will be shaved off. An media too, plays a role on extreme skinny people. Their influence is the greatest, especially when teens look up to models and actors/actresses as a way of how we should look like.They need to stop advertising the more famous, and look at the effects is making some teens and society take. We feel like we have to look like them to feel comfortable- rather than being comfortable with who we truly are.
While it's true that the media portrays bodies that are slim and fit as cool and hip, we can't really blame the media for what theyre doing. Let's face it, in this society, slim people are more attractive. They're more active, have better genetics, and, on a subconcsious level, make for better mates than obese people.
Interestinly enough, in other cultures where food is scarce, obesity is revered. The big kahunas and chieftans of the pacific islands are revered because they are important enough to deserve a bigger portion of the islands dearth food supply. They're so important, they don't even have to go out and hunt to survive, rather, they get people to hunt for them so they don't have to move.
In America, we revere the slim because, on a subconsious level, the physically fit have better genetics than those who are slowed down by their weight.
It's no secret that the three main factors in obesity are unlucky genes, fast food, and lack of excercise. While the first factor is immutable, the second two are easily controlled. If only more empasis were put on physical activity today. Although, with the abudance of videogames like Starcraft II, new movies, and new blogs to read, it's no great mystery why kids are spending so much time inside today getting fatter instead of being outside and excercising. Ah well. C'est la vie.
It's upsetting to think that so many men and women see smaller sizes as "better" sizes. I want to know what makes a protruding rib cage or collar bone so attractive. I want to know why food is seen as an evil thing that is to be avoided rather than something that ought to be appreciated. I want to know why people starve themselves when they have the opportunity to eat while there are those who have no other option but to starve. I want to know why to be skinny is to possess the ideal image. It is not just the influence of celebrities, magazines, or other forms of media. The problem stems from us, members of a selfish society. Gastric bypasses are not to be seen as an easy way out. They are not to be seen as a healthy alternative to exercising and eating right. They are not to be seen as a gateway to beauty. It's sad to think that this is what people are turning to. If you are obese, anorexic, or bulimic, a gastric bypass will not solve your problems. It will only feed the negativity that is already present and rooted into your mindset. Problems with image start and end with the individual, not with alternative surgeries.
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