A chronic illness
For seventy years, we have tried all combinations of diets and noticed that nothing worked in the long term. Obesity is actually a chronic disease because it is accompanied by a reduction in life expectancy. On the other hand, it sets the stage for other diseases: cardiovascular pathologies, diabetes, and certain cancers.
A disease whose psychological impact is detrimental to the lives of those affected. Its care must be personalized, individual and global at the same time, taking into account the stress, sleep, diet, ability to play sports, biology and life events of each individual.
The team behind this documentary took all of these aspects into account to deconstruct the idea that the patient is responsible for their condition. The arrival of new anti-obesity drugs has raised real hopes.
Séverine, 46 years old, managed to lose 45 kg in four years thanks to a medicinal solution.
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Five distinct courses
It is precisely thanks to one of these that one of the witnesses of this investigation, Séverine, was able to lose 45 kg. At age 46, she suffered from obesity. She was fleeing her image in the mirror and the gaze of others. Anger, sadness, stress… She endured her daily life until these new remedies arrived on the market.
Maeva, 39, underwent the same path and opted for the same response to her discomfort. She is just starting her medication treatment. The latter acts on the hunger center, reducing appetite and the feeling of satiety, slows down digestion and therefore the desire to eat again. She benefits from very important and long-term nutritional monitoring.
At 39 years old, Maeva chose treatment with new medications for obesity and comprehensive long-term monitoring.
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Bruno the biker chose a completely different and more radical method: bariatric surgery. This process is only proposed if other therapies have failed. Two techniques are possible: the “sleeve”, which consists of removing two thirds of the patient’s stomach, and the gastric “bypass”, thanks to which part of the intestine and the stomach is bypassed. Bruno talks about the preparation for the operation and today shares his experience with future patients.
The biker Bruno could no longer put on his suit. In order to rediscover the pleasure of riding a motorcycle, he opted for bariatric surgery.
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Personalized treatment path
A few months before retirement, Sophie has benefited from experimental care for two years, with a personalized care pathway reimbursed by Social Security. In two years, she lost 15 kg.
Sophie, 62, benefits from experimental treatment that could change everything.
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Quentin’s example is interesting because he has not decided to fight against his extra pounds. Since his earliest childhood, he has only heard mockery. For some time now, he has managed to get rid of his guilt, and above all he is fighting to break down the prejudices about being overweight.
For Quentin, treating obesity means getting rid of his guilt. He leads the fight for himself and for others.
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Five portraits, five treatment paths that command respect and plunge us into the heart of an illness whose mechanisms are complex. A way to challenge preconceived ideas but also to give birth to hope.
