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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > known or suspected carcinogens > obesity > medical treatments for obesity > physician-assisted weight loss
... > social science subjects > sociology > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > medical treatments for obesity > physician-assisted weight loss
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > medical treatments for obesity > physician-assisted weight loss
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... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > medical treatments for obesity > physician-assisted weight loss
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > medical treatments for obesity > physician-assisted weight loss
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... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > health and well-being > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > medical treatments for obesity > physician-assisted weight loss
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > medical treatments for obesity > physician-assisted weight loss

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physician-assisted weight loss  

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  • The prevalence of obesity has reached mammoth proportions with over 60 percent of the U.S. population being overweight or obese. It is well known that being obese or overweight increases the chances of developing heart disease, cancer, gallstones, high blood pressure, diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, and arthritis, to name a few. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Physician-Assisted Weight Loss]

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