and when obese people resort to surgery
Consultant obesity surgery Dr. Nayef Al-Enezi confirmed that body mass is the main criterion for performing surgery for an obese patient, indicating that the surgical intervention is definitive if the patient''s mass is more than 40.
Al-Enezi clarified during his meeting with “Tamm” program on “SBC” channel, that the danger of slimming drugs lies in mixing them with chemical contents of unknown source, and here it harms the patient’s body, stomach and psychological hormones.
He added that the Food and Drug Authority must monitor those who market slimming drugs on social media, noting that the drugs approved by the authority have been subject to studies and research confirming that they are free from collateral damage.
For her part, clinical nutritionist, Dr. Zainab Al-Ghamdi, said that an obese patient who gained weight in years will not go away within a month or two, indicating that many patients prefer to resort to unauthorized drugs and dealers with the illusion of slimming through social networking sites.
