Surgical procedures for obesity may be appropriate for some dangerously obese people, and they may reduce heart problems and many of the risks associated with obesity. These risks include high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and diabetes. In fact, surgery provides much greater control of weight and diabetes than nonsurgical weight-loss methods. Studies are reporting significant reductions in diabetes, and the need for diabetic medications, after surgery. Other medical conditions that often...
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Overweight Type 2 diabetics who have weight-loss surgery may be able to reduce or completely stop their diabetes medications, a new study suggests.... Read more »
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Drinking low-sodium vegetable juice every day may help overweight dieters lose weight, a study suggests. In a study of 81 women with metabolic... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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In a recent six-month study, depressed patients who entered a weight loss program not only lost eight percent of their body weight, but they also... Read more »