Health Center - Obesity
About one-third of American women 20 years of age and older are considered obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Obesity is caused by multiple factors, both environmental and inherited. Learn more about this complex disorder, including risk factors and key strategies for weight loss.
Obesity Guide
Obesity Surgery Seems to Reduce Heart Risks, Study Says
Diabetes remission, lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels noted after 6 years
By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Along with the promise of significant weight loss, gastric bypass surgery may reverse diabetes in some people and improve risks factors for heart disease, such as high blood pressure and cholesterol, according to new research.
