Bariatric Wellness


With America suffering from an obesity epidemic, bariatric surgery is a last resort for many of those struggling to lose weight and gain control of their lives. After a barrage of physical and mental tests, patients are chosen to undergo this radical surgery that can potentially help a patient lose half of his or her pre-surgery body weight. It is imperative to the success of the surgical program that a pre and post-operative fitness and nutrition program exist for these patients to help them overcome unhealthy lifestyle habits and to learn how to manage both their weight and nutritional intake. JET Enterprises has developed a comprehensive program that adds both exercise therapy and nutritional education to the current regime for bariatric patients.

Likewise, for those patients who are not chosen for this radical surgery, it is even more important that they have an all-inclusive fitness, nutrition, and support system to rely upon to help them overcome their health problems, lose weight, and learn proper nutrition for themselves and their families. The JET Enterprises Bariatric Wellness Program was developed as a comprehensive program. Unlike the traditional bariatric regime meant only for surgery candidates, the expanded JET Enterprises Bariatric Wellness Program is available to any patient struggling to lose weight, including those who are physically or mentally unfit for the drastic bariatric surgery.

For patients who do undergo bariatric surgery, the proper form of recovery is pertinent to the success of the operation. Likewise, for those who do not have this operation, their physical and mental health needs must also be addressed. The JET Enterprises Bariatric Wellness Program offers both a pre and post-operative programs for those who receive and those who do not receive the surgery. This program can be implemented in both hospitals and physicians' offices, running under the direction of a highly qualified and certified staff trained in the special needs of the morbidly obese and bariatric surgery recipients.

Fast facts:

  • By 2002, 71,733 Americans had undergone bariatric surgery, up by more than 5 times from 1998.

  • Post-operative mortality rate dropped from 1% to .32% by 2002.

  • An estimated 395,000 Americans between the ages of 65 and 69 qualify for this surgery.

  • 20% of patients who receive bariatric surgery regain the weight.

  • In 2000, nearly 5% of Americans were considered morbidly obese. 30.5% of the population is considered obese.

  • More than $11 million was spent in 2000 on healthcare spending due to excess body weight.

  • $56 billion in U.S. healthcare expenditures in 2000 were related to excess body weight.

  • Morbid obesity is linked to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension.

  • 68% of bariatric patients have Binge Eating Disorder and need to be trained in proper nutrition.
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