If we take a look at it, the problem of Obesity is more like an
investment opportunity. It is hard to avoid for companies not to take
the opportunity to invest in this kind of global health problem. Due to
large investment placed on this issue, the account of obesity as being a
global public health challenge was easily set aside. Hope we can also
have generous amount of campaigns against obesity, that
will clearly warn the public than seeing the anti obesity acts
commercially.
Industry will try to make money off of anything, so why not
obesity? I feel like there has been a boom of dieting adds on TV over
the last couple years when compared to the last decade. You can’t get
through one commercial break without seeing a Weight Watchers,
NutraSystem, or Jenny Craig add (not to mention diet/fat burning pills).
To me, the obvious fix is to have everyone be more active more often
and eat less. But who wants to do that? That would probably solve A TON
of our problems, especially in the US, but people can come up with all
kinds of excuses as to why neither of those options can fit into their
lives.
It will be interesting to see the true impact (if any) this industry
explosion will have on obesity. The complications of obesity put such a
strain on healthcare systems all over the world–which is a shame because
obesity is largely preventible (and, thus, its complications like type 2
diabetes, etc). When it comes down to it, any morally and ethically
sound strategy for decreasing incidence and prevalence of obesity should
be fully embraced, even if it means someone is going to make a killing
in profit.
There’s no disputing that obesity is a health challenge. A lot of
people from different countries are suffering from obesity. The industry
will most likely take advantage of the problems in the society such as
obesity. They make these problems an investment opportunity. You know.
Sadly, that’s life.
Obesity is #1 cause of preventable death in US.
70 Million people are obese, of which 14 million are super obese and are
approved by medicare to get invasive treatment like bariatric surgery.
The cost of surgery ranges from $35,000 to $85,000 you do the math.
Obesity was never a disease it was a medical condition, so no doctor
knew how to deal with this, so now CDC has declared it as a disease as a
result new treatment have emerged resulting in a tremendous investment
opportunity. One such company developing a novel technology to treat
obesity and diabetes is http://www.onciomed.com
This company is working on novel treatments and is located in Orange
County. I just learned that their name ONCIOMED was derived from “Unit
of weight Ounce”
I think in the next decade obesity clinics are going to be everywhere in
the US. This is going to be the worlds biggest market! Cardiac surgeons
are converting to become bariatric surgeon or obesity surgeon
So BOA and ML is correct, the disease has become an investment opportunity.
I
Well said Mr Glenn!
“Obesity is going to be the worlds biggest market” I agree. China is seeing an obesity epidemic.
Surprisingly, I was looking at the same website a few days ago.
Onciomed.com they have not mentioned what they do, but the website
videos are so informative.
I don’t see anything wrong if obesity is an investment opportunity. I
would like people to modify their lifestyle and live health lives. But
the fact is we are more addicted to the TV and the electronics and kids
spend more time in front of a TV than the playground.
I had LASIK surgery, i remember, before the invention of LASIK procedure,
all ophthalmologist were ophthalmologist, after LASIK invention,
everyone became a LASIK surgeon. I think the same is going to happen
with Obesity. All bariatric surgeons will become obesity surgeons and it
will not be a stigma to get treatment for obesity. Already insurance is
paying for Lapband. That is a great surgery. I heard that the company
who invented lapband sold the company to Allergan for over a $ Billion.
So surely, BOA_ML is right Obesity is a BIG investment opportunity.
ALso, good for patients, more investments will translate into new technologies. It’s an ecosystem.
I looked at Onciomed, Inc, Reshape, Obalon, GIdynamics and Valentx they all look very promising technologies. I like Onciomed, Inc and Reshape Medical and Obalon because they are in So Cal.
To me, the obvious fix is to have everyone be more active more often and eat less. But who wants to do that? That would probably solve A TON of our problems, especially in the US, but people can come up with all kinds of excuses as to why neither of those options can fit into their lives.
It will be interesting to see the true impact (if any) this industry explosion will have on obesity. The complications of obesity put such a strain on healthcare systems all over the world–which is a shame because obesity is largely preventible (and, thus, its complications like type 2 diabetes, etc). When it comes down to it, any morally and ethically sound strategy for decreasing incidence and prevalence of obesity should be fully embraced, even if it means someone is going to make a killing in profit.
70 Million people are obese, of which 14 million are super obese and are approved by medicare to get invasive treatment like bariatric surgery.
The cost of surgery ranges from $35,000 to $85,000 you do the math.
Obesity was never a disease it was a medical condition, so no doctor knew how to deal with this, so now CDC has declared it as a disease as a result new treatment have emerged resulting in a tremendous investment opportunity. One such company developing a novel technology to treat obesity and diabetes is http://www.onciomed.com
This company is working on novel treatments and is located in Orange County. I just learned that their name ONCIOMED was derived from “Unit of weight Ounce”
I think in the next decade obesity clinics are going to be everywhere in the US. This is going to be the worlds biggest market! Cardiac surgeons are converting to become bariatric surgeon or obesity surgeon
So BOA and ML is correct, the disease has become an investment opportunity.
I
“Obesity is going to be the worlds biggest market” I agree. China is seeing an obesity epidemic.
Surprisingly, I was looking at the same website a few days ago. Onciomed.com they have not mentioned what they do, but the website videos are so informative.
I don’t see anything wrong if obesity is an investment opportunity. I would like people to modify their lifestyle and live health lives. But the fact is we are more addicted to the TV and the electronics and kids spend more time in front of a TV than the playground.
I had LASIK surgery, i remember, before the invention of LASIK procedure,
all ophthalmologist were ophthalmologist, after LASIK invention, everyone became a LASIK surgeon. I think the same is going to happen with Obesity. All bariatric surgeons will become obesity surgeons and it will not be a stigma to get treatment for obesity. Already insurance is paying for Lapband. That is a great surgery. I heard that the company who invented lapband sold the company to Allergan for over a $ Billion.
So surely, BOA_ML is right Obesity is a BIG investment opportunity.
ALso, good for patients, more investments will translate into new technologies. It’s an ecosystem.
I looked at Onciomed, Inc, Reshape, Obalon, GIdynamics and Valentx they all look very promising technologies. I like Onciomed, Inc and Reshape Medical and Obalon because they are in So Cal.