Weight Loss Clinic

Obesity and health risks

Maintaining a healthy body weight lowers your risk of developing disease.

Being overweight increases your chance of developing heart disease, type 2 diabetes and several cancers (including cancers of the oesophagus, pancreas, bowel and breast). It also increases your chance of developing high blood pressure, gall bladder disease, gout, impaired fertility, lower back pain, osteoarthritis and many other health problems.

Eating healthy foods and being physically active every day can help you achieve a healthy body weight with the added benefit of lowering your risk of developing chronic disease.

Ocean Reef Medical Centre is closely affiliated with Bariatric Medicine Integrated (BMI), a dedicated weight loss clinic in Joondalup. BMI has a multidisciplinary team of general practitioners, physician, dietician, exercise physiologist and surgeons specialising in laparoscopic banding surgery who can help you to reach your target weight and reduce the long term health risks of obesity.

Dr Kathi Bleeker-Sauzier and Dr Len Henson both work at Bariatric Medicine Integrated. If you would like to make an appointment please contact reception at BMI on: (08) 9301 0070

Bariatric Medicine Integrated: www.bariatricmedicine.com.au