Obesity
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Primary Care on Front Line of Obesity Treatment
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Should You Counsel Your Patients Against Using Fad Diets?
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Weight Loss Cut Health Costs Only Temporarily
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Musculoskeletal Symptoms Improve After Gastric Bypass
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Physician Survey Finds Negative Attitudes Toward Obese Patients, Weight Loss Options
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Study Supports Leptin's Role In Regulating Appetite
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Sibutramine Helped Obese Teens Cut Risk Factors : The drug allowed 12- to 16-year-olds to lower BMI and improve triglycerides, HDL, and insulin levels.
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Obese Men Spend Nearly $700 More per Year on Medicine
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Obese Men Have Markers for Infertility, Lower Sperm Motility
Clinical Inquiries
How effective is gastric bypass for weight loss?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Gastric bypass results in weight loss of approximately 33% at 2 years and 25% at 8 years (strength of recommendation [SOR...