There has
been a significant rise in obesity in the last decade, but obesity has been a
part of our society since long. It was not considered seriously due to lack of surgery for it and a degree of
hopelessness in finding its solution. Excuses, denials and turning their face
from the truth was a normal thing for all obese persons. It was also quite
common for the society to consider obese persons less active and helpful and to
a certain extent, a burden to the society. The attitude of society was one
which made more problems for them than helping them. Their lack of control for
eating and inability to do physical
activity was considered very negatively by society making their condition
worse. This increased their psychological
problems as well as their non acceptance
of obesity and decreased their efforts to reduce weight.
There is
still an argument by normal nonobese persons regarding bariatric surgery- that why
a surgery for a condition like obesity which can be cured by diet and exercise?
They all feel that it is a lack of effort and commitment from the obese person
if they are not able to loose weight. It is certainly not true. Only an obese
person can understand that with significant obesity loosing adequate amount of
weight and maintaining it is almost impossible even with all effort and
commitment.
Obesity
related health hazard is also not new with India being one of the leading
countries in no of diabetes, knee osteoarthritis and heart problem patients.
