Bariatric surgery is performed as the last resort to tackle obesity. The surgery can improve and often cure conditions that follow obesity including arthritis, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
Food is necessary to sustain life and maintain good health.
The gallbladder concentrates and stores bile as a pear-shaped sac which it can release to help digestion after a fatty meal.
The duodenum is a C-shaped tube that receives food from the stomach and prepares it for chemical digestion further along in the intestines.
The omentum is a fatty apron that serves a protective role and helps filter immune responses to gut bacteria.
The colon is a large tube that stores feces and also contains helpful bacteria that breaks down food that has not yet been absorbed.
The stomach is a muscular sac that is important for absorbing food and preparing food for further digestion.
The small intestine is a long tube where the majority of nutrients are absorbed.
The liver is a solid organ that produces bile for fat digestion and is also the first stop for the majority of absorbed nutrients.
The pancreas is a gland that produces chemicals for food break-down as well as a hormone system that regulates sugar.
