We offer a comprehensive weight management program that stresses the importance of diet, physical activity and behavior modification techniques for weight loss and maintenance. According to the National Institutes of Health, however, these treatments may not help morbidly obese patients achieve long-term weight loss goals.
Weight loss (bariatric) surgery may be an option for patients who meet the NIH criteria for obesity and who have tried other weight loss methods but have not been able to achieve desired results.
| Those who meet NIH criteria for obesity have: |
- a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or more;
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- or have a BMI of 35 or more with a life-threatening illness that may be improved with weight loss, such as sleep apnea, type 2 diabetes or heart disease.
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