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Obesity

Current topics:

• - Working out when obese... do people stare?
  Hi everyone. I have been trying to improve my physical condition by walking a bit more than I did every day and eating less than I used to. I know that this is probably not a huge step for many, but i
• - Summer time make anyone else anxious?
   Hello all,    I haven't been doing as great with my diet and exercise plan - or maybe I am doing great but since I am so hard on myself I don't see my progress. Either way, I feel really anxious
• - What would you like to change about your daily life?
  Hello everyone, If you could change something in or about your daily life, what would it be? A symptom or complication that bothers or frustrates you? The looks from others? ... Share and comment in

Current topics:

• - What is your diet like? Do you follow any particular diet?
  One of the key ways for management of obesity is a healthy diet. There are many specific diets that are followed by some with obesity, such as the Weight Watchers Diet and the Flexitarian Diet. Howev
• - Deciding on the type of bariatric surgery: gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric band.... Share experiences, advice, and recommendations
  Three common bariatric surgical procedures used for weight loss in individuals who are overweight or obese are gastric bypass, mini  gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and the gastric band. Each sur

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• - Do you have high blood pressure?
  Obesity can lead to a number of complications if left uncontrolled. One of the common complications with individuals diagnosed with obesity is high blood pressure, which can cause a hardening and thic

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• - US Approves First RNA Interference Drug
  Alnylam’s Onpattro (patisiran) can treat a rare hereditary disease by silencing a specific gene. The first therapy based on RNA interference (RNAi) gene silencing has been approved by the US Food a