Obesity is a current disease and it has been increasing quite a lot mainly because of the change in dieting habits and a lack of physical activities. It has also been increasing among adolescents.

Obesity is a disease that represents the first cause of preventive death in the world and it is growing.

Obesity occurs in great part of the population; 64% of America’s, 60% of Russia’s and Australia’s population. In Brazil more than 40% of the population is obese which causes millions of dollars in expenses.

Diabetes type 2 is a consequence of obesity and nowadays there are 20 million Americans with diabetes and 30 million are pre-diabetic.

Our hospital, pioneer in the video laparoscopy procedure in Rio de Janeiro State, has been dedicating itself to the improvement of nowadays techniques to better cater to patients’ needs.