Obesity is an abnormal accumulation of body fat, usually 20% or more over an individual’s ideal body weight. At Mexico Bariatrics we treat obesity.

Gaining weight and becoming obese or morbidly obese has created an epidemic not only in the United States, but also internationally. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 2/3 of the US population is overweight, and nearly 1/3 is obese or morbidly obese.