BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The mere mention of the word cancer has created terror. As deadly and terrifying as cancer is, there is a health crisis where the mortality rate is even higher.
This comes from Dr. Charles Procter, the bariatric surgeon featured in the TLC new series “Dangerously Obese.” He looks to help individuals attempt to lose weight and reinvent their lives in the production that airs at 9 p.m. Wednesdays on the cable channel.
“Studies have shown that once somebody reaches a body mass index [BMI] of 30, their chances of early mortality start to increase,” Dr. Procter says. “Once somebody reaches a BMI of 50 or 60, their chances of living to an old age become very, very slim…