How can I decide if obesity surgery is right for me?

Melissa B. Bagloo, MD on behalf of Columbia University Department of Surgery

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Meeting with a medical professional who has experience in weight loss is the most beneficial way to determine the best method for each patient.

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Obesity

If you have too much body fat, you are obese, just like over 70 million other Americans. It happens because you eat more calories than you use, and your body converts the excess to fat. There are lots of reasons that this can happen. Our lifestyle may lack exercise, we are given portions that are too big and too caloric when we eat, and some of us are just more efficient genetically at converting food into fat.

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