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Morbid obesity
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The term morbid obesity refers to patients who are 50 - 100% -- or 100 pounds above -- their ideal body weight. Alternatively, a BMI (body mass index) value greater than 39 may be used to diagnose morbid obesity.
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WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS ONLY APPROPRIATE FOR "MORBID OBESITY"
Question: I have seen ads on television for a new medicine for those of us who are definitely overweight.
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Indication: surgical treatment of morbid obesity in adult patients. The device is placed laparoscopically in the upper abdomen to form a small gastric pouch and stoma.
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