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In Ukraine, almost 60% of adults are overweight, of whom almost 25% are obese. These are the data provided by the Ministry of Health. This is one of the highest rates among the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. About 30% of obese people need surgical treatment - bariatric surgery, which is becoming more common in Ukraine.
Minimally invasive bariatric surgery can help get rid of many serious diseases associated with metabolic disorders.
What is bariatric surgery and what are its achievements? Why is it needed? What areas of metabolic medicine are being developed in Ukraine? What innovative treatment methods are being implemented?
This is the topic of the conversation between Academician Volodymyr Semynozhenko and Ivan Todurov, Director of the Center for Innovative Medical Technologies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, MD, corresponding member of the NASU, which took place in the program “About Science. Competently” program on the YouTube channel of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
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