İSU GOP University Hospital

About İSU GOP University Hospital “Obesity Surgery for Your Health not for Looks” Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Prof.Dr. Aziz Sümer M.D. Surgical Specialist Laparoscopic/Robotic Obesity and Diabetic Surgery WHAT IS OBESITY? Obesity is the increase of fat mass in the body compared to lean body mass, caused by imbalance of absorption and expenditure of energy. Obesity has become the most serious epidemic of 21 In spite of spending more than 100 million dollar a year all around the world for weight loss products, herbal medicaments, exercises programs frequency of obesity continues to increase. In the leading causes of human deaths obesity is on 2 Academy of Obesity, Diabetes and Nutrition in Antalya with it experienced at national and international area team headed by Associate Professor Aziz Sümer M.D. offers service mainly in Antalya for patients from all regions of Turkey as well as from abroad. Our team, harmonically connecting in it’s work many disciplines, is the first and the only such in Turkey OBESITY EPIDEMIC Mankind is increasingly getting fat. Obesity, the symbol of richness, profusion and fertility in ancient times, nowadays has been accepted as serious disease. Obesity is sever disease contribute to shortened life expectancy. which is leading to serious chronic disorders. Obesity can cause: resistance, Diabetes type 2, Fatty liver, Hypertension, Stroke It is also increasing risk of developing: Breast cancer, Uterus cancer, Large intestine cancer, Rectal cancer among woman and Prostate cancer, Large intestine cancer, Rectal cancer among man. Obesity by limiting lungs functions causes asthma and sleep apnea. Reflux disease as well as joint and bone diseases is getting more common in obese people.