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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and Psychosocial TreatmentsEven modest weight loss can reduce the risk factors for heart disease and diabetes. The simplest (but still difficult)... Read more »
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