Why obesity intervention needs to be a bigger part of chronic disease care - MedCity News

Obese patients are more at risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, certain cancers and mortality than patients who maintain a healthy weight, and obese patient who develop these chronic conditions usually have more complications. That is why providers and …

Obesity has had an overwhelming presence in the U.S. over the past few decades, but the problem has been exacerbated by the pandemic. The latest CDC data shows that 42% of Americans were obese in Mar… [+3856 chars]

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