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Maintaining a healthy body weight through diet and exercise is both critically important for overall health and a challenge for many people. Underweight & Overweight are both TREATABLE problems…and we can help you!

The rate of obesity defined by body mass index, a ratio of body weight-to-height, in Americans is 42% and continues to rise. Lifestyle changes like diet and exercise are the foundation to maintaining a healthy body weight, but have limited effectiveness and durability for most overweight patients. Most patients prefer to avoid weight loss surgery or at least use this as a last resort treatment strategy.

The American Gastroenterology Association recommends adding weight loss medications to lifestyle interventions for adults with obesity or overweight with weight-related complications like high blood pressure, diabetes, and osteoarthritis. The Food and Drug Administration has approved 6 medications for weight loss. The team at Fort Worth Bone and Joint is here to help you optimize your approach to diet, exercise, lifestyle changes and medication management to help you reach and maintain a healthy body weight.



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Pharmacological Interventions for Adults with Obesity.
Pharmacological Interventions for Adults with Obesity. Image © American Gastroenterological Association https://gastro.org

References:

  1. https://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(22)01026-5/fulltext
  2. https://gastro.org/news/new-aga-guideline-ranks-the-most-effective-drugs-for-weight-loss/
  3. https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.122.027705
  4. https://www.statista.com/chart/20981/obesity-rates-on-the-rise-in-us/