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2008/3/19

Cataract surgery obesity weight loss

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@ 06:27 AM (5 months, 11 days ago)

Worldwide, the incidence of obesity is rising, (1) leading to a related increase in obesity-associated comorbidities and directly affecting longevity and quality of life. Obesity is noted not only to result in social and economic problems, but also to decrease longevity and increase morbidity risks. (2) In 2001, the Surgeon General reported that 300,000 deaths annually are the result of obesity. (3)

According to Raum and Martin, (4) the only effective treatment for morbid obesity and its comorbid conditions is bariatric surgery, such as the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure. No medications; lifestyle changes; or psychotherapeutic, acupuncture, hypnosis, or nutrition programs remotely approach the capacity of bariatric surgery to reduce or eliminate the diseases caused or exacerbated by morbid obesity?

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Cataract surgery obesity weight loss

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@ 06:24 AM (5 months, 11 days ago)

Worldwide, the incidence of obesity is rising, (1) leading to a related increase in obesity-associated comorbidities and directly affecting longevity and quality of life. Obesity is noted not only to result in social and economic problems, but also to decrease longevity and increase morbidity risks. (2) In 2001, the Surgeon General reported that 300,000 deaths annually are the result of obesity. (3)

According to Raum and Martin, (4) the only effective treatment for morbid obesity and its comorbid conditions is bariatric surgery, such as the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure. No medications; lifestyle changes; or psychotherapeutic, acupuncture, hypnosis, or nutrition programs remotely approach the capacity of bariatric surgery to reduce or eliminate the diseases caused or exacerbated by morbid obesity?

Read the rest of this entry ... (123 words left)