The Organizing Committee of the 5th European Congress on obesity surgery and metabolic, recalls that obesity has become one of the major health problems worldwide.

-Barcelona will be for a few days the focus of attention on issues related to obesity and its treatment that the city will host the 5th European Congress on obesity surgery and metabolic and the 1st Iberian Congress of Bariatric Surgery. from 26 to 28 April

– Congress will open for the first time to the public in general through an information session designed to deal directly with those interested in this topic, the main aspects on the treatment of obesity.

Barcelona, April 2012.- April 7 held the world health day dedicated this year to the ageing and health. In this sense, who recommends a healthy in order to preserve the life and maintain healthy lifestyle.

Obesity is one of the main obstacles to enjoy a good state of health and quality of life, having become a maximum magnitude health problem worldwide.

Barcelona will be the focus of national attention and European in issues related to obesity and its treatment that the city will host from 26 to 28 April the 5th European Congress on obesity surgery and metabolic and the 1st Iberian Congress of Bariatric Surgery for a few daysan appointment of highest level ” which will bring together a large number of specialists in the treatment of obesity and in particular in the field of Bariatric Surgery.

The Congress aims to discuss different aspects of obesity and present the latest techniques and medical advances in the treatment of the disease.

Also Congress opens for the first time to the public in general through a briefing which will take place on April 27, 18 to 19: 00 hs within the programme of the Congress. The registration to the briefing is free and is aimed at associations of patients with obesity and/or associated diseases who are interested in learning the latest techniques in the treatment of obesity.

According to Dr. Joan Pujol Rafols – doctor who specializes in General Surgery and digestive and President of the 5th European Congress of obesity and surgery of the 1st Congress of Bariatric Surgery Iberian and metabolic – we wanted this opportunity to open the Congress to the public in general through this briefing, it is an honor for us – medical professionals – to deal directly with those interested in this topic, the main aspects on the treatment of the same and jointly work to improve awareness about this disease ”.

The IFSO (International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity), organizing body of the Congress, is a body which undertakes to promote internationally different meetings between specialists in the field of Bariatric Surgery in order to boost the development and research in existing in this type of surgery techniques.

The objective of this entity is combating a chronic disease has become one of the biggest problems today and that in the majority of cases is trigger for other diseases.

Information on the 5th European Congress on obesity surgery and metabolic www.ifsobcn2012.com