Stemming The Tide Of Obesity With Surgery

Staggering, is the best way to describe the obesity problem in the United States. To quote a significant statistical figure from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 67 percent of adults 20 years and older are overweight or obese as surveyed in 2006. So to apply the result, 6 out of 10 adults are overweight or obese. Children don't fare much better with 18 percent being overweight between the ages of 12 and 18. The problem is not that weight loss options do not exist or that information about the severity of obesity in the nation is hidden from the public—how often do news outlets and public agencies convey information on weight loss? Rather, the problem stems from a culture that supports and encourages obesity from our

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