The excess of body fat that is associated with obesity is the cause of cardiovascular disease, of a significant number of tumors and a large number of medical conditions. Overweight has become an increasing public health problem for developed countries in the West.
It is known that vascular disease and atherosclerosis lead to a higher morbidity and mortality in diabetic individuals. Diabetes and obesity are linked in the so-called metabolic syndrome, a syndrome that includes hypertension, insulin resistance and changes in the lipid profile or dyslipidemias.
Obesity and the metabolic syndrome can be treated, but the fight against these disorders is long and hard. Any “miracle” cure or particularly rapid solution only serves to hide the true problem underlying these disorders: lifestyle. Rehabilitation of the obese patient is only possible through lifestyle modification and the rational application of existing therapeutic measures.
