From: Baptist Memorial Health Care, BMHCC	Category: Obesity
City: Memphis	Language: English

Non surgical weight loss procedure. A new procedure for weight loss, the gastric balloon, is a temporary treatment that is currently being studied. It acts to make the person feel full because this balloon sits in the stomach.

From: Johnson and Johnson, Health	Category: Obesity
City: New Brunswick	Language: English

Teenage Gastric Bypass Surgery. Because of the possible longterm complications of obesity, including hypertension, and diabetes, for teenagers that have exhausted all other possible options for weight loss, gastric bypass may be an option.

From: Johnson and Johnson, Health	Category: Obesity
City: New Brunswick	Language: English

Obesity Epidemic

From: Johnson and Johnson, Health	Category: Obesity
City: New Brunswick	Language: English

Morbid obesity refers to people that are so overweight that they may have medical problems due to being overweight. A person is said to be morbidly obese if their BMI-body mass index is greater than 35, and they are 75-100 lbs. overweight. People who are morbidly obese are at risk for hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and other medical problems.

From: National Jewish Health, Hospital	Category: Obesity
City: Denver	Language: English

Obesity and arthritis: National Jewish health doctors discuss the link between increasing obesity rates and increasing rates of degenerative arthritits.

From: Thomas Inge, MD, PhD	Category: Obesity
City: Cincinnati	Language: English

Bariatric surgery reverses diabetes in teens: Dr. Thomas Inge, a pediatric surgeon at Cincinnati Children's, discusses the risks and benefits of gastric bypass surgery in teens.

From: Detroit Medical Center, Detroit MI	Category: Obesity
City: Detroit	Language: English

Detroit Medical Center video on Bariatric surgery for diabetes patients. ~ Detroit Medical Center

From: Detroit Medical Center, Detroit MI	Category: Obesity
City: Detroit	Language: English

This minimally invasive procedure cures acid reflux without resorting to a large abdominal incision. It also decreases recovery time. ~ Detroit Medical Center

From: Detroit Medical Center, Detroit MI	Category: Obesity
City: Detroit	Language: English

Harper University Hospital has been accredited as a Bariatric Center of Excellence by the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons. By employing laparoscopy, this bariatric procedure is minimally invasive and results in quicker recovery time, as well as less scarring. ~ Detroit Medical Center