Obesity

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Health Tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health.


Decision Points focus on key medical care decisions that are important to many health problems. Decision Points focus on key medical care decisions that are important to many health problems.
  Obesity: Should I have weight-loss surgery?
  Obesity: Should I take weight-loss medicine?
  Obesity: Should I use a diet plan to lose weight?

Actionsets help people take an active role in managing a health condition. Actionsets are designed to help people take an active role in managing a health condition.
  Fitness: Using a pedometer or step counter
  Healthy eating: Changing your eating habits
  Healthy eating: Cutting unhealthy fats from your diet
  Healthy eating: Getting support when changing your eating habits

Interactive tools help people determine health risks, ideal weight, target heart rate, and more. Interactive tools are designed to help people determine health risks, ideal weight, target heart rate, and more.
  Interactive Tool: How Many Calories Did You Burn?
  Interactive Tool: Is Your Weight Increasing Your Health Risks?

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Author: Jeannette Curtis Last Updated: April 16, 2009
Medical Review: Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine
Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology & Metabolism

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Topic Contents
 Overview
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 Cause
 Health Risks of Obesity
 Making Changes
 Exams and Tests
 Treatment Overview
 Health Benefits of Weight Loss
 Weight-Loss Programs and Strategies
 Medications
 Surgery
 Other Places To Get Help
 References
 Credits