3rd Middle East Obesity, Bariatric Surgery and Endocrinology Congress

Obesity and Type 2 diabetes are diseases that can considerably decrease life expectancy, diminish quality of life and increase healthcare costs. The prevalence of obesity and diabetes continues to rise by epidemic proportions. .According to the reports, in 2002 18.2 million people, or 6.3 per cent of the population, had diabetes. Diabetes was the sixth leading cause of death. death certificates in 2000. The direct and indirect cost of diabetes in the U.S. in 2002 was estimated at $132 billion. It has been estimated that the annual cost of overweight and obesity in the U.S. is $122.9 billion. This estimate accounts for $64.1 billion in direct costs and $58.8 billion in indirect costs. What is Diabetes? Diabetes is a disease characterized by high levels of blood glucose resulting from defects in insulin production, insulin action or both. Type 1 diabetes happens when the body's immune system destroys pancreatic beta cells, the only cells in the body that make the hormo

OBESITY AND OVERWEIGHT: Obesity is described as the accumulation of fat in the human body beyond the amount required for the normal body function. This continuous accumulation of fats results weight gain. Obesity has reached wide range in global, with more than 1 billion adults overweight - at least 300 million of them clinically obese - and is a major contributor to the global burden of chronic disease and disability. Often coexisting in developing countries with under-nutrition, obesity is a complex condition, with serious social and psychological dimensions, affecting virtually all ages and socioeconomic groups. Increased utilization of more energy-dense, nutrient poor foods with high levels of sugar and saturated fats, combined with reduced physical activity, have leads to obesity rates that have risen three-fold or more since 1980 in some areas of North America, the United Kingdom, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, the Pacific Islands, and China. The o