(Adnkronos) - “L’obesità è una malattia complessa, cronica e recidivante che si collega a quasi 200 altre comorbidità. I pazienti affetti da obesità hanno rischi molto più alti di andare incontro a malattie cardiovascolari, ipertensione, dislipidemia, diabete di secondo tipo”. Così Daniela Limonta, medico chirurgo specialista in Scienza dell’alimentazione e Dietologia, in occasione della masterclass che si è svolta presso “The impossible gym”, una palestra simbolica che rappresenta visivamente le sfide quotidiane affrontate da chi vive con l’obesità. L’installazione fa parte della campagna “Perdere peso non dipende solo da te. Il tuo corpo può fare resistenza” avviata da Lilly con il patrocinio dell’associazione Amici Obesi Onlus.
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00:00Obesity is a complex, chronic, recurrent disease that is linked to almost 200 other comorbidities.
00:11Patients affected by obesity have a much higher risk of encountering cardiovascular diseases, hypertension,
00:18dyslipidemia, diabetes and type 2 diabetes.
00:21It is a complex disease, so it should not be seen with a sense of guilt or as a consequence of wrong life choices.
00:28It is a disease and as such it must be framed and also treated.
00:32The body interprets weight loss as a threat and does everything to try to stop weight loss and even regain weight.
00:41We have neuro-hormonal factors, we have hormones that increase hunger and decrease satiety
00:47and on a metabolic level we have a reduction of energy expenditure.
00:52So the patient finds himself burning less and having more hunger and less satiety.
00:57And these three factors together determine weight loss, which should not be seen as a lack of willpower or guilt,
01:05but as a consequence of biological factors.