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Arthritis and Obesity Forum ... Teen and Childhood Obesity ... About Obesity...
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www.obesityhelp.com/
www.obesityhelp.com/
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Obesity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity
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Highland Hospital’s Bariatric Surgery Center is designed to help people who are severely overweight when traditional weight loss methods have been unsuccessful. ... Through every phase of the program, our patients are treated with compassion and respect in a comfortable and reassuring atmosphere. ... What is Morbid Obesity?
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www.urmc.rochester.edu/hh/services-centers/bariatrics/
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USC Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Disorders ... Morbid obesity is defined as being 100 lbs or more over the ideal body weight or having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 40 or greater. According to the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, morbid obesity is a serious disease and must be treated as such.
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www.surgery.usc.edu/divisions/cr/bariatricsurgery.html
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Uribe is beyond the kind of overweight that comes from fast food and lack of exercise. Doctors call it morbid obesity. ... Morbid obesity is altogether different. Sometimes called "clinically severe obesity," it means you're 100 pounds or more over ideal body weight, with a body mass index of 40 or higher.
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abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2799700&page=1
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The term morbid obesity refers to patients who are 50 - 100% -- or 100 pounds above -- their ideal body weight. Alternatively, a BMI (body mass index) value greater than 39 may be used to diagnose morbid obesity...
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health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/morbid-obesit...
health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/morbid-obesity/overview.html
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