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Why does diet and exercise rarely work for patients with a BMI >35?
Class III obesity, often known as morbid obesity, is a complicated chronic illness in which a person has a body mass index (BMI) of at least 40 or a BMI of at least 35 and is afflicted by obesity-related health issues. For this condition, losing weight with the help of simple lifestyle changes is difficult. In this video, Mr. Ahmed Ahmed talks about treatment options available for patients with BMI > 35.
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Why do lifestyle changes rarely work for patients with BMIs over 35? The reason is that what can be achieved through a lifestyle change is roughly around 5% or maybe 10% weight loss if you add medication to it. When somebody's body mass index is over 35, they will usually need more than 10% weight loss to make a significant impact on all their health problems. So for example, as your BMI increases, your risk of, for example, sleep apnea or lung disease increases, or your risk of joint problems such as arthritis in your spine or your hips and knees and your weight-bearing joints, all that increases. And to make improvements in that requires more than 10% weight loss, which can only be achieved at the moment through some type of surgical intervention.
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