What is Obesity

Obesity is associated with many illnesses and is directly related to increased mortality and a lower life expectancy. You are classed as obese if you have a body mass index over 30. You are classed as overweight if your BMI is between 25-30.

Obesity The Facts

Obesity is a 21st century epidemic. It has grown by 400% in the last 25 years and it is on trend to surpass smoking as the biggest killer in the UK. It costs the NHS £4bn per year and is responsible for 18m sick days per year having a massive impact on the economy nationally as well as on the morbidity and mortality rates of the UK population.

Why is treating obesity important?

• Obesity is associated with a number of illnesses - it is thought that at least 45 health problems are directly related to a raised BMI.
• You are 6 x more likely to develop gall bladder disease
• You are 5.6 x more likely to have a raised blood pressure
• Diabetes is 3.8 x more common in people who have a BMI 30
• Osteoarthritis is twice as likely Infertlity, back problems and sleep discturbances are also common
• Life expectancy is shortened by 9 years

Using weight loss surgery to significantly reduce your BMI and maintain it can enable you to avoid, reduce and sometimes reverse your health problems associated with your weight. Your overall health will improve; physically and emotionally, you will gain added benefits socially and sexually boosting your quality of life as well as your life expectancy.

Calculate Your BMI

The best way to measure how healthy your weight is in relation to your height is to calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI)

To find out if you are a healthy weight for your height usethe simple BMI Calculator.

If you have a BMI of over 40 or a BMI of 35 together with 2 or more medical conditions associated with your weight you could be a candidate for obesity surgery and you could consider weight loss surgery; gastric banding or a gastric bypass.

If you are unsure of your weight/BMI or have not weighed yourself for a long time but are aware you are overweight book in for a consultation where we will calculate your BMI for you and discuss all weight loss surgery options available.

It is calculated by taking your weight in kilograms divided by your height in metres squared.
Weight (Kg) / Height (m2)
The following table shows the internationally accepted criteria for BMI:

BMI Weight classification

< 20 Underweight
20 - 25Ideal BMI
25 - 29.9Overweight
30 - 34.4Obese
5 - 39.9Severe obesity
40 - 49.9 Morbid Obesity
>50 Super Obesity