Original article History, recent status and future of bariatric surgery in Slovakia

Obesity is often called the epidemic of the third millennium. The growing incidence from year to year makes this problem more serious. It is alarming that the numbers of obese people are growing in both developed and developing countries. It is due to an inactive way of life, use of modern technologies and high calorie food. The prevention of this “globesity” seems to be impossible. Its treatment should be complex. In the end stage of the disease only surgical treatment is the right option [1].