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Results 11 - 20 of 414 for Obesity
  1. Overweight 
    Overweight and obesity mean having a weight than is higher than what is healthy for a given height. A person may ... BMI of 30 or higher falls within the obesity range. There are three classes of obesity: Class ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003101.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Gastric bypass surgery 
    ... option if you have moderate to high-risk obesity and have not been able to lose enough ... bypass surgery is not a quick fix for obesity. It will greatly change your lifestyle. After this ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007199.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Laparoscopic gastric banding 
    ... option if you have moderate to high-risk obesity and have not been able to lose enough ... gastric banding is not a "quick fix" for obesity. It will greatly change your lifestyle. You must ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007388.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) 
    Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) causes poor breathing in some people with obesity. It leads to lower oxygen and higher carbon ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000085.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Laparoscopic gastric banding - discharge 
    ... of Clinical Endocrinologists/American College of Endocrinology, the Obesity Society, American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, Obesity ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000180.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Gastric bypass surgery - discharge 
    ... of Clinical Endocrinologists/American College of Endocrinology, the Obesity Society, American Society for Metabolic Bariatric Surgery, Obesity ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000172.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Weight-loss medicines 
    ... Rhayem C, Tcheroyan R, Mantzoros CS. Pharmacotherapy of obesity: an update on the available medications and drugs ... pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36992862/ . Jensen MD. Obesity. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman-Cecil ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000346.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Diet for rapid weight loss 
    ... diets are most often chosen by people with obesity who want to lose weight quickly. These diets ... VLCD is only recommended for adults who have obesity and need to lose weight for health reasons. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000885.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Congenital leptin deficiency 
    ... leptin deficiency is a condition that causes severe obesity beginning in the first few months of life. ... and leads to chronic excessive eating (hyperphagia) and obesity. Beginning in early childhood, affected individuals develop abnormal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/congenital-leptin-deficiency - Genetics
  10. Leptin receptor deficiency 
    ... receptor deficiency is a condition that causes severe obesity beginning in the first few months of life. ... hunger leads to chronic excessive eating (hyperphagia) and obesity. Beginning in early childhood, affected individuals develop abnormal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/leptin-receptor-deficiency - Genetics
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