Obesity Centre - UMCH

We’ve all heard the warning, yet for many of us, we can’t seem to stop gaining the weight. Many factors contribute to weight gain including poor eating habits, a sedentary lifestyle and psychosocial causes. Obesity represents the second leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Currently, 66% of American adults are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Obesity is a serious, chronic disease that can inflict... Read More

We’ve all heard the warning, yet for many of us, we can’t seem to stop gaining the weight. Many factors contribute to weight gain including poor eating habits, a sedentary lifestyle and psychosocial causes. Obesity represents the second leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Currently, 66% of American adults are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Obesity is a serious, chronic disease that can inflict substantial harm to a person’s health. The severity of obesity is measured by the Body Mass Index (BMI), which is a ratio of height and weight. Generally, individuals with a BMI greater than 30 are considered overweight and have a higher probability of developing medical problems related to their obesity. We’ve all heard the warning, yet for many of us, we can’t seem to stop gaining the weight. Many factors contribute to weight gain including poor eating habits, a sedentary lifestyle and psychosocial causes. Obesity represents the second leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Currently, 66% of American adults are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Obesity is a serious, chronic disease that can inflict substantial harm to a person’s health. The severity of obesity is measured by the Body Mass Index (BMI), which is a ratio of height and weight. Generally, individuals with a BMI greater than 30 are considered overweight and have a higher probability of developing medical problems related to their obesity. The basic approach to the treatment of obesity involves strict dietary measures combined with radical changes in lifestyle, in some cases under medical supervision. In morbidly obese patients (BMI >35), these measures are unfortunately often disappointing, since the effect is transitory and reversible (yo-yo effect of dieting) so that gastrointestinal surgery becomes a first-line treatment option. UMCH Obesity Center provides a full workup and management of obesity-related problems.

We’ve all heard the warning, yet for many of us, we can’t seem to stop gaining the weight. Many factors contribute to weight gain including poor eating habits, a sedentary lifestyle and psychosocial causes. Obesity represents the second leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Currently, 66% of American adults are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Obesity is a serious, chronic disease that can inflict... Read More