Obesity (a high degree of being overweight)affects millions of persons in the United States and around the world. Obesity is associated with diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, some types of cancer and other medical problems. Morbid obesity is the medical term for extreme obesity. Bariatrics is the field of medicine that specializes in treating obesity. Bariatric surgery is a surgical subspecialty that performs operations to treat morbid obesity. Because obesity is so difficult to treat in the long term, doctors and scientists are looking for ways to help persons who have this chronic disease. Bariatric surgery may be an option for some persons with severe obesity. The December 11,2002, issue of JAMA includes an article about bariatric surgery.
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