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Diet and Longevity
Dietetics and nutrition are now becoming a broad research. For decades, is looking at the answer given by certain animals to caloric restriction, applied to them, giving extraordinary and impressive results. One of the most interesting is the great longevity of animals subjected to caloric restriction, which certainly reminds us of the importance of diet food.
Is known and is under investigation, the enormous amount of food components beneficial to health and disease prevention. Also have seen the healthy character of caloric restriction, and not only in people with certain diseases such as obesity and overweight, but also diabetes, hypertension and degenerative diseases of aging, like cardiovascular diseases, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, etc.
Are impressive data on the activity of caloric restriction in animal organisms, particularly in mice fed 35% fewer calories (whose life expectancy is 25 to 27 months) lived an average of 53 months, almost double its life expectancy. These results have also been observed in primates, and recently but in a shorter period in humans.
The mechanism of action is caloric restriction slow aging, but also significantly delayed the onset of certain diseases that occur with age such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, hypertension, demensia, eye diseases, etc.
However, if you want to put in Practical calorie restriction requires a deep knowledge of nutrition to devise a diet in which with the passage of time does not appear Nutrional deficiencies.
Surgical treatment of obesity
When obesity and associated diseases threaten the lives of individuals, professionals make use of all surgical procedures called “stomach reduction. This type of surgery is complex but the results, in most cases, are excellent and represent a new opportunity for patients.
1. Bariatric surgery as a last resort
Operation. With this type of intervention will minimize the cavity, so that the patient feels satisfied with less food.
When there trying to fix the endocrine obesity through diet and exercise, but if it does not go to the surgeon is recommended in obesity or digestive specialist to find the right technique to the problem, depending on the type of obesity and its habits.
In general it is generally recommended for patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or higher is considered morbidly obese and people over 35 and suffering from any serious illness (diabetes, hypertension, arthritis disabling for overweight … ). Already exceeded a BMI of 35 could presage the rapid changes in the problem.
It is not aesthetic but bariatric surgery and is a radical change of habits because it alters completely the process of digestion and absorption of food.
The capacity of the stomach of a morbidly obese individual is much greater than that of a normal person. With this type of intervention will minimize the cavity, so that the patient feels satisfied with less food.
Although recent years have made great strides in this area, particularly with regard to safety, the operation is not without risks and there is still a small mortality rate (between 1 and 2%).
In order to improve technique and reduce complications, bariatric physicians in collaboration with the Medical College of Barcelona, prepare a protocol for obesity surgery will be completed in coming months and to establish patterns of action to which should benefit all professionals.