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Weight Management
Medical Weight Management Reduces the Effects of Chronic Diseases
- Nearly 32% of U.S. adults have high blood pressure. Modest weight-loss, as small as 10 pounds, can lower blood pressure.
- The CDC reports that 9.4% of Americans have diabetes, with an additional 84.1 million people diagnosed with prediabetes. A National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) study found that the progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes is reduced by 59% when lifestyle modifications are made in effective weight management.
- Sleep apnea may lead to additional chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Medical weight management can reduce the severity of sleep apnea.
- Medical weight management can decrease inflammatory markers, which are predictors of chronic disease.