Inadequate intake of food in quantity or quality causes poor nutrition that can be due to the deficit (malnutrition) or excessive consumption (obesity or overweight). Good nutrition is achieved with adequate consumption of food, and if that is added to an active lifestyle, good health is obtained as a consequence.
Overweight / Obesity, which can be measured easily through the Body Mass Index (BMI), is the result of the imbalance between caloric intake and energy expenditure. This imbalance causes the accumulation in excess of body fat.
Obesity is a chronic disease that must be treated in an integral way, considering nutritional intervention as an indispensable tool to achieve a negative energy balance.
The nutritional aspect in every individual is fundamental for their daily life since this allows them to perform and perform their activities 100% and help prevent diseases such as obesity and other diseases that are triggered from this.
With a good diet you can achieve better control in:
• Hypertension.
• Diabetes.
• Dyslipidemias.
• Sleep apnea.
• Heart failure.
• Reflux.
• Overweight.
To reach the ideal weight is not about stopping eating, the best way to lose weight is to do it progressively, with a balanced and healthy diet, guided by your nutritionist and practicing exercise.
We can Help
If you are considered morbidly obese and have tried unsuccessfully to lose weight with diet and exercise, you may feel that your options are over. You may suffer from conditions related to obesity, such as high blood pressure or cholesterol, diabetes, asthma, sleep apnea or gastroesophageal disease, and you do not seem to be able to keep these conditions in check.
Fortunately, there is hope. Dr. Lopez offers consultations for sleeve gastrectomy in Tijuana or one of his other three locations in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta. This advanced weight loss procedure has proved extremely effective and has provided dramatic results for the recipients of the surgery – even those who previously believed that they had exhausted all their options.