This February is Heart Month, and Penn Medicine encourages you to make changes in your lifestyle that will help your heart get or stay healthy.
It's no secret that obesity, and being overweight directly affects your health. When it comes to your heart health, however, obesity is only second to tobacco as a risk factor for heart disease.
The American Heart Association describes obesity as being 20 percent or more above your ideal body weight and between 60 and 70 percent of Americans are either overweight or obese. Letting your weight gain get out of control can increase your risk for health problems such as heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes and more.
Did you know that by losing just 5 to 10 percent of your total body weight, you can bring about significant health gains?
- Lowered blood pressure
- Reduced cholesterol levels
- Reduced risk of type 2 (adult onset) diabetes
- Less chance of stroke
- Decreased complications from heart disease
- Reduced overall mortality
“Weight-loss procedures and the weight loss that comes with them have amazing and almost instant dramatic and rapid results,” says Gary Korus, MD, bariatric surgeon at Penn. “We see a change in some medications within days of surgery. Some of our patients report they were given the ‘okay’ to stop taking certain medications very early in their weight-loss journey.”
Lose Weight at Penn Medicine
Learn about medical weight loss in Philadelphia, and the Penn Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Program at a free information session about weight-loss surgery in Philadelphia.There, you will hear about your weight-loss surgery options, and how Penn can help you lose weight and get healthy for good.
Register for a free information session today.
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