bariatric

Reader's　Digest 2月号の記事 "How Much Should You Weigh Really?" からの引用です。

"These formulas can be useful in a doctor's office as screening tools to help consider health risks," says Yoni Freedhoff, MD, associate professor of family medicine at the University of Ottawa and the founder and medical director of the Bariatric Medical Institute. But, he adds, they are not really at giving individuals a target weight.

"Bariatric" は病院名の一部として入っているので大文字で始まってしますが、"bariatric" は何かの病気に関係がありそうです。　辞書を見ます。

・Merriam-Webster: relating to or specializing in the treatment of obesity : involving or practicing bariatrics: If all goes well, bariatric surgery leads to substantial weight loss, especially among the morbidly obese.
・Collins Dictionary: of or relating to the treatment of obesity: bariatric surgery: Exercise had never been a part of his life, but after bariatric surgery, he began visiting the gym.
・Wiktionary: Referring to the branch of medicine bariatrics, the treatment of obesity and weight problems.: Gastric bypass surgery is a form of bariatric surgery.

肥満で "bariatric surgery" に至るまでの日本人は少ないでしょうが、肥満が原因の病気は色々あるので、用心しましょう。私も風呂付のジムに通っていますが、ジムに行くだけでは肥満は治りません。太鼓腹の中高年をよく見かけます。入力、つまり食べる量が多過ぎるのに違いない。