“95% of people who try to lose weight alone fail because they cannot control their appetizing, so there are more and more people who turn to specialists “, says the doctor Lopez–Nava, director from the Endoscopy Obesity Treatment Unit of Hospital St. Louis (Lisbon), for whom the key lies in controlling hunger and anxiety. “It is almost impossible for a person who is used to eating without restrictions to be able to maintain at the same time a diet that drastically reduces the amounts and type of food”, explains the doctor. “If we do not help to reduce appetite and control anxiety about eating, sooner or later they will return to their old habits and their ideal weight, with the frustration and feeling of failure that this implies”.
currently, it is possible to increase the feeling of satiety by modifying the shape of the stomach with techniques endoscopic, that is, without surgery, incisions or scars, but an approach through the patient’s mouth. In this way, the appetite is reduced considerably and it is much easier to stick to the diet. “It is a very safe technique, which does not require anesthesia, but a slight sedation and with which the patient returns to his normal life in less than 24 hours ”, explains Lopez–Nava.
“It is the ideal help for all people who get hungry and end up snacking between hours because the diet they follow does not satisfy their appetite”, continues the doctor, who warns that it is necessary to follow these techniques of dietary reeducation, physical exercise and support psychological. “With these four pillars (stomach modification, diet, exercise and psychological support), the percentage of success rises to 85% ”, he concludes.
The teacher Lopez–Nava is doctor cum laude in Medicine and Surgery, professor at San Pablo University SKY, author of numerous scientific articles and member of the most important medical societies dedicated to the study of obesity and the techniques endoscopic. It is a pioneer in the development of treatments endoscopic for obesity worldwide and the first to create a hospital unit against obesity that addresses this problem from a multidisciplinary point of view (nutritional, psychological and sports), being a trainer and introducer of obesity treatments by endoscopy in 17 countries in Europe , America and Asia. currently runs the Endoscopy Unit Bariatric HM hospitals Sanchinarro (Madrid), HM Delfos (Barcelona) and Saint Louis (Lisbon).
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