The Epidemic Of Obesity Continues To Spread Unchecked In America!

The facts about obesity are alarming and their implications profound. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reported that in 1991, 21% of the population - more than 44 million people - were obese (body-mass index > 30), 60% were overweight or obese, and 6 million were morbidly obese. This trend is likely to continue unabated, given the 95% failure rate among dieters and the alarming increase in teenage obesity! Given the magnitude of this problem, it is not surprising that advances in the management of obesity have been and continue to be developed.

The Epidemic Of Obesity Continues To Spread Unchecked In America!

(PRWEB) July, 2003 -- The facts about obesity are alarming and their implications profound. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reported that in 1991, 21% of the population - more than 44 million people - were obese (body-mass index > 30), 60% were overweight or obese, and 6 million were morbidly obese. This trend is likely to continue unabated, given the 95% failure rate among dieters and the alarming increase in teenage obesity! Given the magnitude of this problem, it is not surprising that advances in the management of obesity have been and continue to be developed.

The hardest part of this epidemic is figuring out how to define harmful obesity," says Dr. Sam Speron, plastic surgery expert and consumer advocate. The price exacted by this epidemic is staggering. More than $100 billion is spent on treating obesity or medical conditions caused by obesity (compared with $30 billion spent treating heart disease and cancer)! Obesity is the 2nd leading cause of preventable death in the United States, causing more than 300,000 deaths annually. It is more detrimental to the quality of life and medical well-being than alcohol abuse, drug addiction, poverty, or smoking. There are many people out there who have no idea what we are facing. This is one of the most dangerous epidemics of our time!"

Dr. Sam Speron is a powerful speaker. He can:

•    Dispel the most common myths about obesity.

•    Discuss the heavy economic and social costs on both patients and society obesity imposes.

•    Talk about why obesity increases the probability of becoming permanently disabled at an early age.

•    Discuss the adverse social impact of obesity, in a society that rewards fitness, youth, and attractiveness.

•    Explain the impact of obesity on plastic surgery - If just half of those expected to undergo bariatric surgery this year seek plastic surgery treatment, it could significantly increase the number of abdominoplasties, face lifts, body lifts, thigh lifts, and brachioplasties that we perform. Indisputably, plastic surgeons are the foremost practitioners of such of procedures.

Dr. Sperons educational efforts have received critical acclaim from the media from around the country including national TV (MD TV), local TV (multiple CBS Channel 2 10PM special reports, multiple appearances on This week with Dr. Breen"), national radio (The Paul Harvey show" on WGN radio), local radio (The Joe Gentile Show" on WJJG on AM-1530), newspapers (Chicago Tribune, Crains Chicago Business) and magazines (Complete Woman, Chicago Magazine, Living Life, Medical Economics, The Lutheran).

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