Friday, July 13, 2007

Big Medicine; Obesity's the bigger problem!

Three weeks into the TLC show Big Medicine, I am more convinced than ever that we have a REALLY big problem in our country; Obesity!

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The show talks about Obese people and their Gastric Bypass journey. The "star" of the show is a 26 year old man who started out weighing well over 1000 pounds. The good news is that he is now 560 pounds and certainly a much healthier human being than he was prior to meeting Dr. Garth Davis and his father, Big D.

However, I have serious concerns with some of the other guest starts featured in this show. Today they showed a man who started out at 260 pounds--I weighed much more than this man and lost weight 'naturally' and haven't had to endure any of the complications generally associated with gastric bypass; dumping, nutritient deficiency and more. They did say that this man, while not a typical candidate due to his lower weight, did need it because of fat on internal organs. There are obviously cases where it is the best option. I just don't want to see us reach a point where it is the only option, or the first option. Another "diet" show "Half Ton Man" said that HALF of all Gastric Bypass surgeries fail. Given that statistic, I think regardless of what method people opt for, they MUST focus on lasting lifestyle change!

I hope that a future episode shows some of these people or the dark side of Gastric Bypass.

Like most good television shows, most of the really good drama happens when the cameras aren't rolling; this show is probably no exception. So rather than paint a very idealic picture of a potentially very dangerous surgery and swaying the viewer to see it as a very easy solution to weight loss; it's time for equal billing of other alternatives and the reality of the surgery--the complications.

With that said, it is a great show and worth watching. Hey, if nothing else, eating it will curb your appetite as how could you possibly go eat after seeing someone get 40 pounds of excess skin cut off or having lost 500+ pounds and still not being about to get out of bed!? IT is a very compelling, MUST see show--it's just the surgery isn't a "must do" way of losing weight. It's one way, not THE way.

Respectfully,

Julia Havey

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