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Obesity and Overweight

Obesity

Obesity means having an unhealthy amount of body fat. This puts your health in danger.

Obesity puts you at greater risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, sleep apnea, some types of cancer, and stroke.

Treatment involves a long-term plan for making lifestyle changes. Medicine or surgery is sometimes used.

Clinical Trials

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Open Clinical Trials

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Open trials refer to studies currently recruiting participants or that may recruit participants in the near future. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but similar studies may open in the future.

Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but may open in the future.

Our Clinics

Bariatric Surgery & Medical Weight Loss
Bariatric surgery and medical weight loss experts at the Stanford BMI Clinic treat all types of weight issues and metabolic disorders in a supportive environment.
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