Care for Obesity
Why Choose Treatment for Obesity at University of Colorado Hospital?
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The University of Colorado Hospital Obesity team is committed to providing obese patients with the care and resources necessary to begin a healthy lifestyle that results in long-term weight loss success.
What is Obesity?
Obesity is excessive body weight that has a negative impact a person's health. A person's level of obesity is calculated using body mass index (BMI). This is a measure of body fat in relation to your height.
A recent national survey found that approximately 25 percent of women and 20 percent of men in the United States are obese.
Obesity greatly increases the risk of:
Obesity also is associated with other diseases such as:
Successfully treating obesity early minimizes or eliminates many health risks later in life!
Should you consider weight loss surgery?
Bariatric surgery is not the best treatment for all obese patients. However, the following types of patients would probably benefit the most from this surgery:
- People with a BMI of 40 or above (or who weigh at least twice their ideal body weight) who have failed to lose weight following a physician supervised weight loss or exercise program.
- People with a BMI of 35 and above with significant other severe problems caused by the obesity.
Visit our Surgical Weight Loss Center pages to find out more.