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We found about 44 results for Obesity
  1. Obesity Covers the basics of obesity. Discusses health risks such as hypertension related to having excess body fat. Focuses on lifestyle changes you can make, like healthy eating and exercise. Includes information on weight-loss medicines and surgery and on creating a long-term plan with your doctor.
  2. Health Problems Associated With Adult Obesity
  3. Obesity: Should I Take Weight-Loss Medicine? Guides you through the decision about taking weight-loss medicine. Describes different types of medicine. Covers side effects like headaches, nausea, and bowel problems. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.
  4. Obesity and Pregnancy Reviews obesity and healthy pregnancy.
  5. Obesity: Should I Use a Diet Plan to Lose Weight? Guides through decision about whether to use a diet plan to lose weight. Explains what diet plans are and that not all diet plans are safe. Explains risks and benefits. Includes interactive tool to help you make a decision.
  6. Obesity: Should I Have Weight-Loss Surgery? Guides you through decision about weight-loss surgery. Covers health problems like high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes that can be caused by obesity. Lists reasons for and against surgery. Includes an interactive tool to help you make your decision.
  7. Helping Your Child Who Is Overweight
  8. Child Who Is Overweight: Medical Evaluation
  9. Screening for Weight Problems
  10. Orlistat Oral Capsule (ORLISTAT - ORAL)
  11. Zepbound Auto-Injector 5 mg/mL (0.5 mL) (TIRZEPATIDE (WEIGHT LOSS) - INJECTION)
  12. Zepbound Auto-Injector 10 mg/mL (0.5 mL) (TIRZEPATIDE (WEIGHT LOSS) - INJECTION)
  13. Zepbound Auto-Injector 30 mg/mL (0.5 mL) (TIRZEPATIDE (WEIGHT LOSS) - INJECTION)
  14. Zepbound Auto-Injector 25 mg/mL (0.5 mL) (TIRZEPATIDE (WEIGHT LOSS) - INJECTION)
  15. Zepbound Auto-Injector 15 mg/mL (0.5 mL) (TIRZEPATIDE (WEIGHT LOSS) - INJECTION)
  16. Zepbound Auto-Injector 20 mg/mL (0.5 mL) (TIRZEPATIDE (WEIGHT LOSS) - INJECTION)
  17. Bupropion/Naltrexone Extended Release Oral Tablet (NALTREXONE/BUPROPION EXTENDED-RELEASE - ORAL)
  18. Semaglutide Auto-Injector (SEMAGLUTIDE (WEIGHT LOSS) - INJECTION)
  19. Saxenda Pen Injector 6 mg/mL (LIRAGLUTIDE (WEIGHT LOSS) - INJECTION)
  20. Gastric Sleeve Surgery Looks at sleeve gastrectomy, a type of weight-loss surgery for obesity. Explains what it is and why it is done. Looks at how it is done and what to expect after surgery. Also covers risks.
  21. Gastric Bypass Surgery Discusses gastric bypass surgery to treat obesity. Discusses why and when it is done. Covers laparoscopic and open Roux-en-Y surgery. Discusses risks during and after surgery.
  22. Biliopancreatic Diversion With or Without a Duodenal Switch Discusses biliopancreatic diversion, surgery for obesity that makes the stomach smaller and bypasses part of the intestine. Looks at why the procedure is considered only for people who have not been able to lose weight other ways or whose health is at risk. Includes risks.
  23. Adjustable Gastric Banding Surgery Looks at adjustable gastric banding surgery (also called gastric banding), a type of weight-loss surgery used to treat obesity. Explains what it is and why it is done. Looks at how it is done and what to expect after surgery. Also covers risks.
  24. Metabolic Syndrome Discusses metabolic syndrome, a group of health problems. These problems increase the risk for diabetes and heart disease (coronary artery disease). Covers risk factors like obesity, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Covers diet and exercise to improve health.
  25. Teens: Overweight? You're in Charge Hear how one teen got motivated to take charge of his weight and eating habits.
  26. Child Who Is Overweight: Evaluating Nutrition and Activity Patterns
  27. Sleep Apnea Focuses on obstructive sleep apnea. Discusses causes, including narrowed airways and obesity. Covers symptoms like snoring, gasping during sleep, and daytime sleepiness. Info on treatment with CPAP and oral or nasal breathing devices.
  28. Interactive Tool: What Is Your Child's BMI? This interactive tool uses your child's weight and height to compare your child's size to that of other children the same age. The tool covers what the results mean and next steps.
  29. Interactive Tool: Do Your BMI and Waist Size Increase Your Health Risks? Helps you check your risk of weight-related diseases such as diabetes, CAD, and high blood pressure. Tool calculates risk using body mass index (BMI) along with your waist size and other factors. Discusses what score means and next steps.
  30. Weight and Coronary Artery Disease
  31. Type 2 Diabetes Information on type 2 diabetes. Describes how insulin is made and used by the body. Describes symptoms and how type 2 is treated. Provides info on blood sugar (glucose) levels. Discusses obesity's role in type 2 diabetes. Discusses exercise and diet.
  32. Deciding About Weight-Loss Surgery Compare the pros and cons of having weight-loss surgery.
  33. Weight-Loss Surgery: How Others Decided Hear what other people thought about as they decided whether to have weight-loss surgery.
  34. Weight Management: Should I Use Over-the-Counter Diet Aids? Guides through decision to use over-the-counter diet aids for weight loss. Explains lack of evidence that diet aids work. Lists the risks and side effects. Includes information about Alli. Includes an interactive tool to help you make your decision.
  35. Weight-Loss Medicines
  36. Weight-Loss (Bariatric) Surgery
  37. Liposuction
  38. Gastric Sleeve Surgery: Returning Home Get tips on how to take care of yourself at home after you have gastric sleeve surgery.
  39. Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Learn how Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is done and what to expect after surgery.
  40. Laparoscopic Gastric Banding Learn how laparoscopic gastric banding surgery is done and what to expect after surgery.
  41. Gastric Sleeve Surgery Learn how gastric sleeve surgery is done and what to expect after surgery.
  42. Laparoscopic Gastric Banding: Returning Home Get tips on how to take care of yourself at home after laparoscopic gastric banding surgery.
  43. Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Returning Home Get tips on how to care for yourself at home after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
  44. Type 2 Diabetes in Children Covers type 2 diabetes in children. Discusses how obesity or being overweight is causing type 2 diabetes in kids. Includes info on treatment. Discusses monitoring blood sugar levels. Includes info on hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.

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