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2. Management of obesity - Wikipedia

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   The most effective treatment for obesity is bariatric surgery. [7] Surgery for severe obesity is associated with long-term weight loss and decreased overall mortality. One study found a weight loss of between 14% and 25% (depending on the type of procedure performed) at 10 years, and a 29% reduction in all cause mortality when compared to ...

3. A new definition of obesity goes beyond BMI. What this could ...

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   This new definition, published January 14 in the journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, could shift the paradigm of clinical care for the 890 million adults worldwide who are currently ...

4. Diabetes management - Wikipedia

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   The main goal of diabetes management is to keep blood glucose (BG) levels as normal as possible. [1] If diabetes is not well controlled, further challenges to health may occur. [1] People with diabetes can measure blood sugar by various methods, such as with a BG meter or a continuous glucose monitor, which monitors over several days. [2]

5. Bariatrics - Wikipedia

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   This meta-analysis also found that median life-expectancy was 9.3 years longer for obese adults with diabetes who received bariatric surgery as compared to routine (non-surgical) care, whereas the life expectancy gain was 5.1 years longer for obese adults without diabetes. [17] The combination of approaches used may be tailored to each patient ...

6. Weight management - Wikipedia

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   Understanding the basic science of weight management and strategies for attaining and maintaining a healthy weight is important because obesity is a risk factor for development of many chronic diseases, like Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease.

7. Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong - The Huffington Post

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   According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 80 percent of adults and about one-third of children now meet the clinical definition of overweight or obese. More Americans live with “extreme obesity“ than with breast cancer, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and HIV put together.