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 Weight Loss Surgery Proving a Valuable Tool to Combat Rising Obesity Rates- Weight Loss Surgery Proving a Valuable Tool to Combat Rising Obesity Rates
- December 21, 2011
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Obesity in adults and children leads to conditions like heart disease, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes. With current obesity rates reaching what the American Center for Disease Control (CDC) calls a widespread epidemic, people are finding that diet & exercise alone are not always enough.
With North American obesity numbers on the rise, the number of people looking to weight loss surgery for relief is also on the rise. In Canada, nearly one in four residents are considered obese. That number increases to one in three for the American public.
For the past two decades, obesity rates have increased significantly in Canada and the United States. The rate of increase for men was 10 per cent in Canada and 12 per cent in the United States. It was slightly less for women.
The trend ...
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