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Morbid Obesity Defined

Is is a state of adiposity or overweight, in which body weight is 100 percent above the ideal and a body mass index of 45 or greater.

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Speed Eaters Gain Weight, Clog Arteries But Have Few Regrets

Published July 3, 2009, 6:22 pm, WCTV Tallahassee

Don Lerman set a record by eating seven sticks of salted butter in five minutes. During six years of competitive eating, he gained 100 pounds.

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That burning feeling

Published July 3, 2009, 1:39 am, Kitchener - Waterloo Record

(Jul 3, 2009) -- In describing an instance of intense anger, you might say, as a figure of speech, that bile rose in your throat.

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When intestinal bile, stomach acid collide

Published July 2, 2009, 2:01 am, Worcester Telegram & Gazette

In describing an instance of intense anger, you might say, as a figure of speech, that bile rose in your throat. But for some people bile does indeed rise, perhaps not as far as the throat but far enough to cause digestive distress and serious damage to the lining of the stomach and esophagus.

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Experts Available for Obesity, Weight Management Interviews

Published July 1, 2009, 2:35 pm, Newswise

Obesity is an escalating problem for all age groups in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one-third of U.S. adults and 46 percent of children are obese. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is at the forefront of obesity prevention, research and treatment and its faculty members have developed community, education ...

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Roux-en-Y Weight Loss Surgery Raises Kidney Stone Risk, Study Suggests

Published June 30, 2009, 6:21 pm, Science Daily

The most popular type of gastric bypass surgery appears to nearly double the chance that a patient will develop kidney stones, despite earlier assumptions that it would not. The overall risk, however, remains fairly small at about 8 percent.

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The Damage of Reflux (Bile, Not Acid)

Published June 29, 2009, 3:17 pm, New York Times

The symptoms are similar to heartburn, but failure to properly diagnose bile reflux can result in serious, sometimes life-threatening problems

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