Fact Sheet: Obesity Care Beyond Weight Loss

Fact Sheets
Written By THG Digital

by OCAN

Why We Treat Obesity

Patients with obesity often experience many weight-related comorbidities

  • Obesity increases the risk for over 230 medical conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease, certain cancers, arthritis, lipid disorders, sleep apnea and type 2 diabetes.

Modest weight loss can result in a decrease of several comorbidities at variable rates

People experience greater health benefits with greater weight loss: 

  • A decrease of 3% can reduce blood sugar,

  • A decrease of 5% can reduce blood pressure, 

  • A decrease of 10% can reduce the risk of sleep apnea, and 

  • A 15% decrease can lead to a reduction in cardiovascular events

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