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American Obesity Association Finally A Cure for Obesity! Search AOA Career Center About AOA Our Sponsors Press Room Contact Us Education Research Prevention Treatment Consumer Protection Discrimination **NEW Website Feature** AOA FACT SHEETS in SPANISH / AOA HOJAS DEL HECHO Visit the AOA CAREER CENTER Visit the AOA PROVIDER DIRECTORY VIEW UPDATED STATISTICS ON OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN THE U.S. Read about The OPERATE Project: Morbid Obesity, Surgery and Insurance Here you will find what we think is the most comprehensive site on obesity and overweight on the Internet. Obesity is not a simple condition of eating too much. It is now recognized that obesity is a serious, chronic disease. No human condition — not race, religion, gender, ethnicity or disease state — compares to obesity in prevalence and prejudice, mortality and morbidity, sickness and stigma. We want to hear from you. If you would like to send your story about obesity and how it has affected your life or the lives of loved ones, please e-mail us. To send a story, please click here. AOA's web site has received an award from the Health Information Resource Center , which recognizes the best health information web sites for consumers and professionals. Lifespan may be cut short by obesity. Major insurance company boosts coverage for obesity treatment and prevention. New government report on morbid obesity finds weight-loss surgery effective. Health risks related to obesity improved or eliminated with bariatric surgery. Decrease in health care costs result with bariatric surgery. Bariatric surgery patients show improved mortality and morbidity. FDA weighs revisions to obesity drug approvals. States failing to curb obesity. New Medicare policy increases coverage for obesity treatment. The impact of American culture on obesity. Obesity reduces overall well-being of children. Obesity on verge of surpassing smoking as #1 cause of preventable death. New obesity drug shows positive results in clinical trials. Obesity a factor in increase of disability. To access the News items listed, Archived News, and AOA Newsletters, click here. American Obesity Association Copyright © 2002. All rights reserved. Terms of Service TMGWeb This web site was last updated on May 2, 2005. --> |