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Obesity Centre

The obesity centre is integrated into the Johanniter-Krankenhaus Geesthacht and consists of an interdisciplinary team of surgeons, internists, obesity coordinators, nutritional therapists, psychologists, and exercise therapists.

Katja Badke is the primary contact for our obesity centre. She is its coordinator. Through her many years of work in the field of obesity, her voluntary work as the second chairperson of AdipositasHilfe Deutschland, and as a person affected herself, she is familiar with the problems and treatment of obesity.

The centre is headed by Dr Frank Templin.

Our services

  • Nutritional and behavioural therapy
  • Exercise therapy
  • Gastric surgery

What is obesity?

Obesity is defined as being morbidly overweight (defined by the Body Mass Index), which is associated with an increased health risk. Common secondary diseases include high blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis, sleep apnoea and strokes.

Obesity is a chronic disease that requires individual treatment/therapy. 

Body Mass Index

BMI 18.5-24.9 Normal weight
BMI over 25-29.9 Overweight
BMI 30-34.9 Obese class I
BMI 35-39.9 Obese class II
BMI 40-49.9 Obese class III
BMI over 50 Obese class IV