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What is Morbid Obesity?
Causes
Risk Factors
What Options Do I Have?
Medical conditions commonly resulting from untreated morbid obesity include:
Diabetes (more information about Diabetes:
Type 1 Diabetes
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Type 2 Diabetes
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Hypertension (high blood pressure) (
more information about Hypertension
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Heart disease (
more information about Heart Disease
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Stroke (
more information about Stroke
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Certain cancers (including esophageal, prostate, colon, ovarian, cervical, uterine and breast cancer) (
more information about cancer
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Depression (
more information about depression
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Degenerative arthritis (
more information about degenerative arthritis
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High cholesterol/triglycerides (
more information about high cholesterol
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Stress incontinence (more information about urinary incontinence
in men
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in women
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (heart burn) (
more information about GERD
)
Obstructive sleep apnea (
more information about sleep apnea
)
Menstrual irregularities and infertility (
more information about fertility problems
)
Premature death
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