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Prevalence
TOP 10 BENEFITS OF:
Treating Obesity as a Disease
1. Treating obesity may reduce premature mortality.
2. Treating obesity results in improved cardiovascular effects, such
as improved atherosclerosis, thrombosis, hypertension, and
heart failure.
3. Treating obesity results in improved metabolic effects, such as
improved insulin resistance, hepatosteatosis, and gout.
4. Treating obesity results in improved mechanical effects, such
as improved obstructive sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, and
intertriginous skin disorders.
5. Treating obesity may reduce the onset of certain cancers,
improve response to cancer treatments, and reduce the
recurrence of cancers.
6. Treating obesity results in improved psychological effects, such
as improved fatigue, anxiety, depression, and body image.
7. Treating obesity may improve quality of life by improving
dyspnea, mobility, and decreasing polypharmacy.
8. Treating obesity improves individual and societal recognition of
weight bias.
9. Treating obesity may improve certain causes of infertility and
hypogonadism.
10. Treating obesity can help mitigate epigenetically transmitted
increased risk of obesity and metabolic disease in future
generations.
