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Understanding Obesity
Though we have learned much about obesity and its treatment, there is also much that we’re still trying to understand.
May 29, 2007
Clinical Diagnosis: What Does Obese Mean?
As our knowledge of obesity has grown, the way physicians define obesity has changed.
May 29, 2007
Causes of Obesity
The biological basis for severe obesity remains unknown. Recent investigations, however, have identified multiple abnormal proteins, present in the brain and peripheral blood of morbidly obese patients.
May 29, 2007
Incidence of Obesity
Obesity is a world-wide problem, though it has marked prevalence in Western societies. It is also a problem that is growing in incidence and severity.
May 29, 2007
How Obesity Affects Your Health
As one’s weight increases, so do the risks for many diseases linked to obesity.
May 29, 2007
Non-Surgical Management of Morbid Obesity
Many non-surgical avenues have been explored to develop effective treatments for obesity. Unfortunately, in people with morbid obesity, all of these strategies have been unsuccessful so far.
May 29, 2007
Popular Diet Approaches to Managing Obesity
Information about other approaches to managing obesity.
May 29, 2007
Past Treatments for Obesity Treatment
Information about older treatments for obesity.
May 29, 2007
Surgical Approaches to Morbid Obesity
When diet, exercise, and drug therapies for obesity don’t provide patients with long-term success, many people with morbid obesity choose a surgical means to addressing this significant health problem.
May 29, 2007
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Information for patients undergoing weight loss surgery at Duke.
May 29, 2007
Complications from Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Information for patients undergoing weight loss surgery at Duke.
May 29, 2007
LapBand Procedure
Information for patients undergoing weight loss surgery at Duke.
May 29, 2007
The Evolution of Obesity Surgery
Information for patients undergoing weight loss surgery at Duke.
May 29, 2007
Evidence for the Effectiveness of Weight-Loss Surgery
Information for patients undergoing weight loss surgery at Duke.
May 29, 2007
Anesthesia for Weight Loss Surgery
Information for patients undergoing weight loss surgery at Duke.
May 29, 2007
Principles of Practice For the Bariatric Anesthesia Team
Information for patients undergoing weight loss surgery at Duke.
May 29, 2007
What to Expect Before, During, and After Surgery
Information for patients undergoing weight loss surgery at Duke.
May 29, 2007
Plastic Surgery After Weight-Loss Surgery
Information for patients undergoing weight loss surgery at Duke.
May 29, 2007

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