Causes

Obesity is a complex disease and body weight is affected by many factors. Some of the factors include energy balance (calories in, calories out), environment, biology, genetics, medications and behavior.

Sources:

  •  Woods SC et al. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2002;26 Suppl 4:S8–S10. 
  •  Ludwig DS. JAMA. 2014;311:2167–2168. 
  • Garvey WT et al. Endocr Pract. 2014;20:977–989. 
  • Bray GA and Ryan DH. Ann NY Acad Sci. 2014;1311:1-13.
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Disease

Treatment

Sources:

  • Obesity (2018) 26, 1834-1840.
  • Garvey WT et al.
  • Endocr Pract.2014;20:977–989.

Goals

How much weight do I need to lose?

Losing a little more weight is even better Losing 5% to 10% of your weight (10 to 20 pounds if you weight 200 pounds) can:

  • lower your blood pressure
  • improve your cholesterol
  • reduce need to take medicine for blood pressure, diabetes, and lipids
  • lower triglycerides and blood sugar even more

Sources:

  • The Obesity Patient Page.

Challenges

What happens after we lose weight? The Biggest Loser Story

The body resists weight loss and promotes weight regain via slowing metabolism and increased appetite.

Sources:

  • Left:Chris haston/NBC Universal via getty
  • Right:Trae Patton/NBC Universal via getty

Do I Qualify ?

Success

An intensive lifestyle program like GOM is needed for long term weight management success

The body resists weight loss and promotes weight regain via slowing metabolism and increased appetite.

Long-term maintenance of lost weight requires ongoing support and persistent effort which includes increased physical activity, long-term support from weight loss experts, and medications.  

Sources:

  • E Fothergill et al. Obesity24:1612-1619 (2016)
  • J Kerns et al. Obesity 25(11):1838-1843 (2017)
  • D Polidori, A. Sanghvi, R. Seeley, K.D. Hall. Obesity, 24:2289 (2016)