Weight Loss Surgery in Vermont

A specter is haunting Vermont – the specter of obesity. Despite its hard-earned reputation as a healthy state, more than 57% of the population of Vermont is overweight or obese according to data compiled by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. That’s right: over 280,000 of us adults in our beloved Green Mountain State are overweight or obese, and overweight among children in Vermont is increasing at an alarming rate as well. And that’s dangerous. Obesity may lead to life-threatening illnesses called co-morbidities, such as diabetes, cancer, heart conditions, and hypertension. It also wrecks lives through shame, guilt, and other forms of psychological damage. It’s costing our state big money, too. Health care costs

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