Region Skåne is investing 14 million dollars on a new program of care for overweight and obesity. At the same time expected the Healthcare decide to increase the limit for body mass index (BMI), which determines the rights of obesity surgery, reports P4 Kristianstad. Many counties have already applied a BMI limit of 40th
The investment in Skåne, among other things be done in specialized obesity units where patients can be offered assistance other than surgery, for example around diet and exercise.
In Skåne undergo surgery today the second most obese in the country. Last year was carried out 1300 operations in the county.
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