| Obesity surgery is one area of medicine where the | | | | had ballooned to near-morbid obesity during the days |
| rewards greatly outstrip the risks. While a few | | | | of his retirement. He then went under the knife in a |
| holdouts point to some potentially negative aspects | | | | Colombia clinic in March 2005. Some say the |
| of these procedures, even more medical experts | | | | procedure saved his life, as he would go on to |
| have empirically proven that these risks are minimal, | | | | dramatically drop weight and eventually revive his |
| and the positive results great. | | | | career in sports as Argentina's national team coach. |
| Nowadays, people can't deny that these procedures | | | | Obesity surgery can and will change a patient's life. It |
| work. The surgery alters the stomach to reduce the | | | | can be a true life-saver; however, expectations |
| food eaten by the patient. Gastric bypass surgery, | | | | should always be kept in the proper perspective. |
| for example, is done by 'stapling' the stomach and | | | | While it is not meant to be a 'miracle cure' that can |
| making it smaller. This forces the patient to eat less. | | | | get rid of a patient's obesity in a heartbeat, the |
| The results are tested and proven, and the reduced | | | | impact is undeniable. Supplanted with a healthy |
| amount of food eaten rapidly translates to lost | | | | lifestyle and positive attitude, it can be a way for |
| weight. | | | | people like Maradona to resume their previously |
| One famous example is that of Argentinean World | | | | healthy lives, or in some cases, avert other |
| Cup winner Diego Maradona. The famous footballer | | | | health-related disasters before they happen. |