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  1. Obesity - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Then you have a healthy, balanced third meal that's low in fat and calories. In the short term, this type of diet can help you lose weight. But these diets ...

  2. Obesity - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Asians with a BMI of 23 or higher may have an increased risk of health problems. For most people, BMI provides a reasonable estimate of body fat. However, BMI ...

  3. Childhood obesity - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    BMI between 85th and 94th percentiles — overweight; BMI 95th percentile or above — obesity; BMI 99th percentile or higher — severe obesity. Because BMI doesn't ...

  4. Obesity Treatment: Achieving Long-Term Success For Women

    ... obese. Obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater. woman in kitchen cutting up healthy vegetables. "It's no secret that weight ...

  5. New pediatric obesity guidelines offer multidisciplinary approach to weight management - Mayo Clinic

    The AAP guidelines recommend that children with overweight and obesity be treated following the principles of the medical home and the chronic care model and ...

  6. Mayo Clinic Q and A: What is bariatric surgery?

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines overweight or obesity ... Bariatric surgery also can lead to the resolution or treatment of many other ...

  7. Advanced weight management program at Mayo Clinic uses telemedicine to expand services and improve patient outcomes

    Currently more than two-thirds of U.S. citizens are overweight (body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2) and over one-third are obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2). "If current ...

  8. Obesity: an individualized approach doubles the success rate of weight loss therapy - Mayo Clinic News Network

    “Prior to using an individualized approach, only 30 percent of obese patients had successful weight loss after treatment. We studied 500 patients to identify ...

  9. Childhood obesity - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    treatment · Doctors ... weight in relation to height, is the accepted measure of overweight and obesity. ... management/helping-your-child-who-is-overweight.

  10. Why gastroenterologists and hepatologists should be involved in treating obesity - Mayo Clinic

    A dual incretin agonist ( GLP-1 /glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide) tirzepatide also is efficacious in treating obesity, improving glycemic control and ...