Sharp Rise in Obesity Surgery Rate:
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Obesity is not just USA's problem. Australia, New Zealand, UK, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Canada and Latin America is seeing unprecedented obesity rates. China's one child policy is creating a generation that is super obese and India is soon becoming a diabetic capital in the world.
The number of obesity surgeries in New Zealand has risen nearly 100 per cent over the past six years and "you only need to walk down the street" to see why, a surgeon says.
Ministry of Health figures show 389 gastric bypass surgeries were performed in the public health system over the past year - nearly six times more than in 2005-2006.
Health Ministry electives manager Clare Perry said it was a sign of increased funding that the number of surgeries had gone up.
In 2010, millions were made available to District Health Boards to carry out bariatric surgeries.
"This funding is expected to provide an additional 3000 bariatric operations nationally over four years, an average of 175 per year, which has been achieved.
"You just need to walk down the street to see New Zealand's obesity problem, and it is a problem of deprivation.
"It's not just the fact that people are fat, it's all the associated health problems that come with it."
Rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and liver diseases - all associated with obesity - have skyrocketed over the past decade.
According to Diabetes New Zealand, more than 208,000 New Zealanders have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.In UK 1.2 million people are waiting for bariatric surgery
About 50 people are diagnosed as having diabetes in New Zealand every day.
He said while the increase was substantial, they were still dealing with relatively small numbers.
"It's a sign of a few things, firstly there are increasing numbers of morbidly obese people needing the surgery, there are also more hospitals and greater funding to provide access, and there is a better understanding of the benefits and outcomes of this surgery so it's increasingly being seen as a viable treatment."
Many hospitals only had the capacity to treat the chronic diseases which were often the secondary symptoms of obesity. Each surgery generally costs about $30,000
Irvine, Ca based company has a next generation, minimally invasive medical device to treat obesity and diabetes. Company has secured IP, and is raising capital to conduct clinical trials outside USA and get CE mark.
Obesity is not just USA's problem. Australia, New Zealand, UK, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Canada and Latin America is seeing unprecedented obesity rates. China's one child policy is creating a generation that is super obese and India is soon becoming a diabetic capital in the world.The number of obesity surgeries in New Zealand has risen nearly 100 per cent over the past six years and "you only need to walk down the street" to see why, a surgeon says.
Ministry of Health figures show 389 gastric bypass surgeries were performed in the public health system over the past year - nearly six times more than in 2005-2006.
Health Ministry electives manager Clare Perry said it was a sign of increased funding that the number of surgeries had gone up.
In 2010, millions were made available to District Health Boards to carry out bariatric surgeries.
"This funding is expected to provide an additional 3000 bariatric operations nationally over four years, an average of 175 per year, which has been achieved.
"You just need to walk down the street to see New Zealand's obesity problem, and it is a problem of deprivation.
"It's not just the fact that people are fat, it's all the associated health problems that come with it."
Rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and liver diseases - all associated with obesity - have skyrocketed over the past decade.
According to Diabetes New Zealand, more than 208,000 New Zealanders have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.In UK 1.2 million people are waiting for bariatric surgery
About 50 people are diagnosed as having diabetes in New Zealand every day.
He said while the increase was substantial, they were still dealing with relatively small numbers.
"It's a sign of a few things, firstly there are increasing numbers of morbidly obese people needing the surgery, there are also more hospitals and greater funding to provide access, and there is a better understanding of the benefits and outcomes of this surgery so it's increasingly being seen as a viable treatment."
Many hospitals only had the capacity to treat the chronic diseases which were often the secondary symptoms of obesity. Each surgery generally costs about $30,000
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