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  • Obesity In Teenagers And Surgery Options
    By: Alma Orozco | - Pediatric obesity has currently reached epidemic proportions, resulting in an increasing number of adolescents with morbidities related to obesity.

    Obese teenagers have an increased risk of health as well as social problems due to their weight. These include serious conditions like arthritis, obstructive lung diseases like asthma, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, polycystic ovarian disease and diabetes mellitus (type2). Depression is especially common in this subgroup, as they are ...

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  • The Benefits And Risks Of Gastro Bypass Surgery
    By: Mike Paetzold | - A lot of morbidly obese individuals go under the knife through gastro bypass surgery, because it is very effective if done correctly. Studies have proven that this procedure can help obese individuals lose up to 80% of excess body fat. However, bypass surgery is a medical procedure that needs to be thought of carefully. It needs quite a lot of consideration. One cannot just go to a doctor's office and say, "I'd like a bypass surgery, please".

    You will have to realize that this kin ...

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  • Bariatric Wheelchair Rental An Ideal Option
    By: Amy Lynn Hart | - Bariatric wheelchair rental can be a good option for overweight patients who have recently been diagnosed with a mobility-limiting condition. Unlike standard wheelchairs, bariatric wheelchairs are designed for larger frames and higher weight capacities. Standard wheelchairs are generally made of chrome and nylon or vinyl, materials which are not strong enough to sustain a morbidly obese patient. Instead of using standard materials, a bariatric wheelchair is built of high-strength steel to sustai ...
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  • Gastric Banding Surgery Top 5 Secrets Of A Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Operation
    By: Dr Mark Yates | - Many overweight and morbidly obese people have endured a lifetime of low self esteem, zero confidence and increased health problems.

    Most have suffered in silence and have retreated into their own comfort zone refusing to socialise and dreading the holiday period.

    Many patients fall victim to bouts of depression, binge eating and agoraphobia. In many cases they retreat into a life devoid of social activity with friends and family members.

    Just as laser eye ...

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  • Are You A Good Candidate For Weight Loss Surgery?
    By: Phillip Stone | - If you are one of the millions of Americans who have tried everything possible to lose weight, you are not alone. Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions in our society. And for this reason, weight loss surgeries are becoming more and more popular. If you have considered surgical intervention as a means to overcome your weight problem, you may have wondered what makes a person a good candidate for weight loss surgery.
    The first factor that is considered when determining whether or ...

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  • Gastric Band Surgery Aftercare From Your Gastric Banding Surgeon
    By: Dr Mark Yates | - If you are reading this then someone close to you or perhaps you have probably spent many years suffering physically & emotionally from being overweight or morbidly obese. Few people who maintain the magical ideal target weight can comprehend the psychological torture you have endured.

    Loss of all confidence, low self esteem, a reclusive lifestyle, a fear of holidays are some of the problems facing overweight people. You've had your gastric band surgery & now you want great gastric ...

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  • Gastric Band Surgery 12 Top Reasons To Consider Gastric Banding Surgery
    By: Dr Mark Yates | - If you suffer from being overweight then you need to read this article.

    It's no great secret that we are currently facing higher levels of obesity and morbid obesity that at any other time since records began. Government's world wide are implementing weight loss campaigns and investing millions of pounds into raising weight loss awareness. Education departments have shifted towards providing healthy meals in schools and increased education about the health risks of eating the wrong ...

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  • How To Control Hunger
    By: jacobson | - Have you been classified or labeled as being morbidly obese? Are you tired of using medicines and following stringent diet programs? How do you enjoy the low calorie, no fat, and no taste eating plans? If you would like to try something different, perhaps you can use hypnosis to gain control over your eating habits and experience fast weight loss.

    Hypnosis has been in existence for thousands of years. It has been very effective in helping people gain control of their mind by increas ...

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  • Use Your Mind To Create Fast Weight Loss
    By: Robert A. Hudak | -
    Have you been classified or labeled as being morbidly obese? Are you tired of using medicines and following stringent diet programs? How do you enjoy the low calorie, no fat, and no taste eating plans? If you would like to try something different, perhaps you can use hypnosis to gain control over your eating habits and experience fast weight loss.

    Hypnosis has been in existence for thousands of years. It has been very effective in helping people gain control of their mind by ...

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  • When Surgery Becomes An Option For Weight Loss
    By: Charles Volcolatte | - Losing weight is relatively easy for those people who are extremely driven and determined to acquire a new body: perhaps a leaner frame and a slimmer waistline. But oftentimes, even those people who have already lost weight regain the layers of fat they have tried so hard to keep off. Either that or they become trapped to the cycle of dieting and weight loss, to the extent that their bodies are already too immune to dieting.

    Previous research and studies conducted about weigh ...

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  • Morbidly Obese? Mini Gastric Bypass - Eat Less And Gain Less Weight!
    By: Paul Oliver | - Once someone is classified as being obese they will certainly look to treatment that will help them regain their ideal body weight such as a healthier diet and regular form of exercise. However those classified as morbidly obese, the more severe stage of obesity where excess weight has accumulated as fatty tissue, are more likely to look into surgical procedures that will help them shed and control their body weight. A group of similar operations called Gastric bypass procedures will treat morbi ...
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  • Excess Weight Can Really Be A Loss With The Lap Band Surgery
    By: Ray Heinson | - Lap band surgery is a topic that most people have become quite familiar with due to the associated cases of weight loss surgical procedures. The results per the people who have elected to have Lap band surgery is feeling of happiness,including celebrities. Even so, prior to you thinking that it is the appropriate method for you to lose the extra weight, one should consider the benefits and the drawback part of the procedure. Even if lap band surgery is excellent taking off excess weight, it shou ...
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  • Type 2 Diabetes Curable By Bariatric Surgery?
    By: Jamie Hanson | - Bariatric procedures used for treating severe obesity has been studied as a cure for type 2 diabetes mellitus.
    Studies have found that more than 75% of type 2 diabetes patients who undergo bariatric surgery no longer experience symptoms and no longer require insulin or other medications.
    Obesity and type 2 diabetes are interrelated. Nearly 24 million Americans are affected by diabetes. About 50 percent of men and 70 percent of women who have the disease are obese; therefore bariatr ...

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  • What Kind Of Bariatric Surgery Is Right For You?
    By: Art Gib | - It seems like you've dieted your whole life and you still can't lose the weight. It's a frustrating dilemma that can take over and negatively affect your day to day living and your hopes for the future. If you are morbidly obese, perhaps now's the time to finally consider bariatric surgery to help. Here is a short description of two popular options.

    Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass (LGB)
    LGB is the surgery that changed the face of bariatric procedures forever. Laparoscopy is an ...

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  • How To Know If You Should Consider Bariatrics Now
    By: Art Gib | - If you are morbidly obese, you have probably tried every diet under the sun with no measurable long-term success. It's frustrating. It's discouraging. It could also be dangerous. Continuing to attempt dieting well into middle age without taking further action may not be a good idea. Read on.

    It's embarrassing to be stared at wherever you go because of the excess weight. It's awful to not be able to shop for clothes at "regular" department stores. It's humiliating to not be able to ...

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  • Football transfer rumours: Sol Campbell to Manchester United? | John Ashdown | Football Shared By: darellsison - Christmas is coming, the geese are getting morbidly obese, risking heart disease and diabetes. Yes, the Mill household hosts its annual Yuletide...

  • Is 'Biggest Loser' Going Too Far? | PopEater.com Shared By: MelisaMels - While 'Loser' has certainly helped save and change the lives of those who participate, does striving to help the morbidly obese become exploitation...

  • Quarter of Taiwan kids are fat or obese: doctor Shared By: elainekoay - Obesity rates among Taiwanese children now rival those in the United States with a quarter classed as overweight or morbidly fat, a doctor said Sunday...

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  • Dr. Mike's Website - Join The Wellness Revolution Shared By: MRGREENAZ - With over 130 million Americans having been diagnosed as overweight or morbidly obese, Dr Mike recognizes the pressing need for a sensible weight loss...

  • Losing Weight Through Diet – The Pros And Cons | How To Lower Cholesterol Shared By: murry7565 - Various studies show that more than two-thirds of all American adults are either obese or morbidly obese. With all the hype on weight loss and weight...

  • Don't Panic > Magazine > Shock > FREE SEX FOR CLIMATE CONFERENCE GUESTS Shared By: caisasoze - It’s like a perfectly bred thoroughbred horse which has been ridden into the ground by morbidly obese stable boys. As a result every polar bear lives...

  • COMEDY HUMOR PARODY X-TREME: EXERCISING & HUMOR Shared By: DrSvensen - -out to the point where the lard-ass is in the majority, so the morbidly obese hardly stand out. Remember back a few decades when a fat-ass at school...


  • Frequently Asked Questions (faq) About Liposuction - Lipo Info
    By: Daniel Beasley | - Below are some of the most frequently asked questions about liposuction.

    What is liposuction and how does it differ from traditional weight loss methods?

    First, liposuction is not a form of weight loss. It is a means of surgically removing fat in specific areas of the human body. This is achieved through a suctioning procedure. Liposuction is normally employed when fat is not deposited evenly on a persons frame or if the person is within 15lbs of his or her ...

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  • Cambridge Diet
    By: Casey Gray | - Review Summary

    Recently, the Cambridge Diet has caught on with individuals trying to lose all different weight amounts, the appeal of this program being its supposed ease of use and fast results. There is room for doubt, however, that the average dieter will want to forgo real meals for Cambridge Diet foods.


    Program at a Glance

    The Cambridge Diet is a medially formulated diet program that utilizes specially made snack bars and shake/soup mixes ...

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  • What To Expect From Your Bariatric Surgery
    By: Art Gib | - If you are a morbidly obese person who is considering bariatric surgery but is worried about what going through a procedure may entail, you are not alone. Although it's frustrating to not seem to be able to lose weight through diet and exercise alone, having surgery can be downright scary. But there really is no reason to fear: here's more about it.

    Once you and your doctor have decided that you are a good candidate for the various types of surgeries that are available, he will b ...

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  • About Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss - Important Info
    By: Daniel Beasley | - For the morbidly obese, losing a massive amount of weight, whether through diet and exercise or bariatric surgery, can be life saving. Losing this weight can extend a persons life and decrease his or her risk of serious diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease. However, there can be cosmetic drawbacks to losing a massive amount of weight. In many cases, the skin that had been stretched by excess fat has lost much of its natural elasticity, meaning that it cannot re-conform to the bod ...
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  • Liposuction And Gastric Bypass Surgery: What's The Difference?
    By: Abigail Aaronson | - While on the surface, both liposuction and gastric bypass surgery seem to be comparable ways to lose weight; however, the two procedures are very different and suitable for completely different candidates. To understand how the procedures differ in their results, it's important to first understand the nature of liposuction and gastric bypass surgery, including why people turn to them in the first place.

    Starting with gastric bypass surgery, it's important to realize this procedure ...

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  • Tips To Maintain Your Weight After Lap Band Surgery
    By: Andrew Jhonson | - Lap band surgery isn't intended to make a individual misplace heaviness all by itself. The best outcomes are accomplished when a individual pursues the guidelines of the doctor. Those guidelines are rather sensible, so they should not be too tough to follow.

    Lap band surgery is an stimulating method because it places a individual on the street to mislaying weight. For those who are morbidly obese, lap band surgery is a step in the direction of flexibility because the heaviness dec ...

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  • Considering Weight Loss Surgery?
    By: Shawn Wilson | - We all want to be slim and good looking and write down that we have a model-perfect weight on our internet dating profiles. For most of us, though, that kind of perfection is a far-off dream that we'll probably never reach. But for others, it seems like an impossible dream to reach even a healthy weight... much less a model-perfect one.

    If, like millions of people, you've been struggling with your weight for a very long time, the idea of weight loss surgery may seem like a brigh ...

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  • Weight Loss Surgery In Nevada
    By: Craig B. Thompson | - Obesity in Nevada has become a serious health crisis. In the Silver State, more than 60% of the population is overweight or obese, and the estimated costs for treating conditions associated with obesity totals $337 million annually, according to estimates from the U.S. Public Health Services Centers for Disease Control.
    A person is considered obese if he or she weighs more than what is considered medically healthy for his or her height. The standard for healthy weight is calculat ...

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  • Weight Loss Surgery In Maine
    By: Craig B. Thompson | - Maine is facing a public health crisis: the crisis of obesity. Across our state the number of overweight and obese individuals is rapidly increasing. In the Pine Tree State alone some 61% of adults are overweight or obese -- and the cost to our taxpayers for dealing with obesity-related illnesses adds up to a staggering $1 billion per year, about 11% of our states health budget.

    But what is obesity, exactly?

    Obesity is a disease characterized by excess body ...

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  • Weight Loss Surgery In Kansas
    By: Craig B. Thompson | - Were in trouble, Kansas heavy trouble. Thats heavy as in obese. Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States, and may lead to other life-threatening illnesses, like Type II Diabetes or heart disease. Yet, across our state the number of overweight and obese individuals is rapidly increasing. In the Sunflower State alone, more than 61% of adults are overweight or obese and the cost to our taxpayers for dealing with obesity-related illnesses ...
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  • Learn More About Laparoscopic Weight Loss Surgery
    By: Marlon Dirk | - Do you have a problem with your weight? A regimen of diet and exercise (perhaps under a doctor's care) may do much to bring your weight under control. Laparoscopic weight loss surgery is a technique that is used by doctor's to help people who are morbidly obese lose the weight they are carrying and cannot get rid of by ordinary means. The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery and the Lap Band are both very common procedures used today to help people with weight problems get rid of the pounds. This ...
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  • Overview Of Available Bariatric And Banding Weightloss Surgeries
    By: Dave Stringham | - Obesity can be a chronic disease, meaning that its symptoms build slowly over an extended period of time. Millions of Americans are considered obese, and many of those millions are morbidly obese. Obesity becomes "morbid" when it reaches the point of significantly increasing the risk of one or more obesity-related health conditions or serious diseases that can result either in significant physical disability or even death.

    Weight loss surgery is major surgery. Its growing use to t ...

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  • Gastric Bypass Surgery And You
    By: Sara Mendez. | - According to Obesitysurgicalcenter.org, 127 million adults in America are over weight. Of those 60 million are obese and 9 million severely obese. Gastric bypass and other similar surgeries are among the fastest growing elective surgeries in the country, next to breast augmentation. Gastric bypass is reserved for those who are morbidly obese, and for them, the benefits are endless. According to Obesehelp.net, a web site which explains the surgery, 75% of patients can expect to lose up to 80% of ...
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  • The Ugly Truth About Teen Obesity And What You Can Do To Stop It
    By: Dorthy Weatherbush | - Everywhere you look, you'll see the signs of an obesity epidemic in the United States. Adults struggling with their weight, levering themselves into and out of cars. Many so morbidly obese that they'll circle a parking lot four or five times before parking rather than be forced to walk an extra hundred feet.

    In all honesty, we can not totally place the blame for this on the individuals themselves. Several studies have shown that for a number of people, their chemical and geneti ...

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  • A Healthy Way Of Losing Weight - The Facts
    By: suegold | - There are so many people in today's world that are overweight or morbidly obese and some of them are desperately trying to lose weight but there are so many solutions out there to try from, that it is difficult to find which is the right solution to this problem. Some have tried using a combination of dietary changes and exercising that could be good for a group of individuals but could be less efficacious for others.

    There are numerous dietary weight loss programs in the form of ...

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  • Calculate Your Fat Loss
    By: Simon Dainton | - Many people that are morbidly obese are carrying in excess of 200 extra pounds, a lot of extra weight to be carrying on any frame! If you were to lay these 200 pounds of body fat out on a dining room table it wouldn’t leave you much room for anything else. Imagine all that fat gathered up in one pile. A shocking image, enough to put anyone off their dinner!
     
    Losing 200 lb of body fat (14 stone 4 lb) takes time, patience and discipline, as well as commitment to a long-te ...

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  • Morbidly Obese
    By: Bradley | - The reality of the matter is slightly different. The actual meaning for the words morbidly obese is that a person is severely overweight. The way that this is calculated is by seeing what their body height is and if the body mass is right for this height. While it is possible to get this information about being morbidly obese from your doctor you can find this information from internet sites as well.


    This information that you will find on the internet will sometimes ...

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  • Green Tea And It's Impact On Weight Loss
    By: Vincent Isom | - Many people who were born after the baby boom generation have grown up eating mainly fast food, microwaveable and processed meals. The consequences of these poor eating habits is that more people are becoming very corpulent and morbidly obese.

    It's not that people don't notice what's happening to their body's, many people out there spend millions every year trying to lose those extra pounds. There isn't a popular diet out today that most have not already tried.

    So ...

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  • Isometrics Is The Perfect Exercise For The Morbidly Obese
    By: Ellen Miller | - There's a myth that people who need to lose a significant amount of weight can only do so with strenuous, high intensity, high impact exercise. But a myth is exactly what it is. Isometrics can be the perfect exercise for the morbidly obese, since many of the exercises can be done while sitting; physical limitations are no barrier to success.

    According to the owner of one popular fitness center, at least 35% of her clients need to lose upwards of 35 pounds - and about half of thos ...

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  • Are Our Drinks Making Us Fat?
    By: Marcus Stout | - Recently obesity has become American's number one health concern. The level of obesity in this country has risen to shocking proportions.

    58 Million Americans are overweight
    40 Million Americans are obese
    3 Million Americans are morbidly obese
    Eight out of 10 people over the age of 25 are overweight
    In 2001 25% of Caucasian children were overweight
    33% of African American and Hispanic children were overweight as of 2001
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  • December 31, 2007: Where Will Your Business Be?
    By: Sandra P. Martini | - You create your list, you write your plan, you dream your dreams and, before you know it, another year has passed and you're no closer to achieving them. Are you thinking "been there, done that"?

    If so, I'd like you to repeat after me:

    "I resolve to make 2007 the year I stop wishing, stop hoping, stop complaining and finally DO all the things I've always wanted to do!"

    What if you made that promise to yourself? The promise to make 2007 your best yea ...

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  • The Gaining Popularity Of Weight-loss Surgery
    By: William Brown | - Weight-loss surgery was almost unknown over a decade ago. Today, it is becoming popular among those who are considered morbid obesity. There are several statistics and measurements that show the popularity of weight-loss surgery and the changes that are made in society from weight gain.

    Morbid obesity has become a growing problem in the United States. It is known that over thirty percent of the population is considered morbidly obese, which qualifies them for weight-loss surgery. ...

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  • Surgery For Weight Loss: Knowing Your Options
    By: Antoinette Boulay | - Patients that have a considerable amount of weight to lose often benefits from weight loss surgery. There are several different types of surgical weight loss options than works for those who are morbidly obese. The biggest advantage of having weight loss surgery is that most patients are able to lose their excess weight over a couple of years and can keep most of the weight off. In addition, weight loss surgery can also help resolve a host of health problems related to obesity.

    Be ...

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  • Is Weight Loss Surgery For You?
    By: Lisa Davis | - For many, during the course of a recent visit to the doctor they have learned they are overweight. If it has been determined that you are morbidly obese, you may be weighing the option of weight loss surgery. However, there are risks, involved procedures, and lifestyle changes to consider when deciding whether to undergo surgery. If you are unsure whether weight-loss surgery is a good choice, you should include several things in your decision-making process.

    The first thing is to ...

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  • Weight Loss Surgery - 10 Qualifications Necessary Before Taking Action
    By: Ben ORourke | - If you are thinking of having weight loss surgery, you may have to consider certain criteria in order to be qualified for the surgery. If you do not meet these criteria, then the surgery may cause higher risks and problems. It is important to know what these qualifications are before considering weight loss surgery so that you may know if it is right for you. So let us look at the top 10 qualifications you should consider before weight-loss surgery.

    1. Morbid Obesity. Are you ...

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  • Obesity And A Poor Diet Can Be Harmful In More Ways Than One
    By: David Maillie | - Copyright 2006 David Maillie

    Obesity has been actively argued as being derived from poor diet and then others state it is mostly caused by genetics and a persons DNA will make them more likely to have obesity. Regardless which school of thought you choose to believe in, obesity causes undue stress on the body from the circulatory system to the skeletal system. If left unchecked, obesity will cause weakness, breakdown, cardiac arrest and death.

    Obesity is an unheal ...

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  • How Did I Become Obese?
    By: Camry James | - I realize how difficult it is to be overweight and have low energy levels. I know how it can negatively affect your personal, social, and work life as well as increase your risk of many degenerative diseases that are rampant in today's world.

    Obesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and mammals is increased to a point where it is thought to be a significant risk factor in certain health conditions, leading to increased mortal ...

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