Dr. Dirk Rodriguez Discusses New Study Showing Link Between Teenage Obesity and Congestive Heart Failure
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) April 01, 2014 -- A new study in the medical journal Hepatology claims that obese teenagers with evidence of fatty liver disease may also be exhibiting signs of early congestive heart failure (ventricular dysfunction). The study, published in February 2014, can be found at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hep.26663/full.
Dr. Rodriguez, who has published several blog posts on his website discussing teenage obesity and the success of obesity surgery for teenagers, has received much criticism for his beliefs. He can understand how people may see obesity surgery as something that is overly aggressive for teenagers, but with the new study, he finally has the science to back him up.
Obesity leads to fatty liver disease, which in teenagers can produce the early signs of heart failure. This fact, discussed in the new study in Hepatology, gives parents a reason to think about surgery for their obese teenager.
Unfortunately, today’s society is locked in the mental battle that a medical condition can be prevented once that medical condition takes hold in the human body. However, once a person has a medical condition such as cancer, that is not the time to practice cancer prevention; that is the time to perform cancer treatment. Similarly, obese teenagers should not work to prevent their obesity; they should work to treat their obesity.
Teenagers who suffer from the medical condition of morbid obesity, or parents who have a teenager who is morbidly obese, and diet and exercise plans have failed, do not delay. Talk to a bariatric surgeon as soon as possible. Obesity surgery is a safe and effective way to regain health now and for the rest of their life. To learn more, call 214-373-4751 or visit http://www.drdirkweightloss.com/.
Dr. Dirk Rodriguez is a minimally invasive laparoscopic surgeon with over 20 years experience. He has personally performed over 10,000 weight loss operations, making him one of the most experienced obesity surgeons in Texas.
Bryson Elder, Dr. Dirk Rodriguez, http://www.drdirkweightloss.com, 214-373-4751, [email protected]
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