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[vc_row full_width=”0″ full_height=”0″ particles=”0″][vc_column margin=”margin_bottom_grid” offset=”vc_col-md-6″][vc_column_text]Guideline for Treating Overweight and Obesity<\/strong><\/p>\n

These guidelines help address questions like \u201cWhat\u2019s the best way to lose weight?\u201d and \u201cWhen is bariatric surgery appropriate?\u201d. Here is what every patient should know about the treatment of overweight and obesity:<\/p>\n

Definition of obesity<\/strong>:\u00a0Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it can have an adverse effect on one\u2019s health. Obesity can be diagnosed using\u00a0body mass index (BMI), a measurement of height and weight, as well as waist circumference. Obesity is categorized as having a BMI of 30 or greater. Abdominal obesity is defined as having a waist circumference greater than 40 inches for a man or 35 inches for a woman.<\/p>\n

Benefits of weight loss<\/strong>:\u00a0Obesity increases risk for serious conditions such as\u00a0heart disease,\u00a0diabetes\u00a0and death, but losing just a little bit of weight can result in significant health benefits. For an adult who is obese, losing just 3\u20135% of body weight can improve\u00a0blood pressure\u00a0and\u00a0cholesterol\u00a0levels and reduce risk for heart disease and diabetes. Ideally, doctors recommend 5\u201310% weight loss for obese adults, which can produce even greater health benefits.<\/p>\n

Bariatric Surgery<\/strong>: Bariatric surgery is be a good option for obese patients to reduce their risk of health complications and improve overall health.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-6″][vc_video link=””][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row color_set=”secondary_section” full_width=”0″ full_height=”0″ cols_valign=”vcenter” transparent_overlay=”transparent_film” background=”bgimage” bgimage=”1191″ parallax=”0″][vc_column]

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[vc_row full_width=”0″ full_height=”0″ particles=”0″][vc_column margin=”margin_bottom_grid” offset=”vc_col-md-6″][vc_column_text]Guideline for Treating Overweight and Obesity These guidelines help address questions like \u201cWhat\u2019s the best way to lose weight?\u201d and \u201cWhen is bariatric surgery appropriate?\u201d. Here is what every patient should know about the treatment of overweight and obesity: Definition of obesity:\u00a0Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2223","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dryoussefandraos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dryoussefandraos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dryoussefandraos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dryoussefandraos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dryoussefandraos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2223"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dryoussefandraos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2422,"href":"https:\/\/dryoussefandraos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2223\/revisions\/2422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dryoussefandraos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}