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Obesity Treatment With Diet
Article updated and reviewed by Hubert Chen, MD, Associate Director of Medical Sciences, Amgen Inc. and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine University of California, San Francisco on July 8, 2005.
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Preventing Obesity: Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Causes of Obesity: Biological and Medical Causes
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Obesity Related Complications
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