A recent study ranking obesity by state written by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation showed that Mississippi is number 1,with 33% of the population classified as obese . They also ranked number 1 in the percentage of the population being treated for hypertension at 34%. These numbers and their health implications are staggering.
California, which many people consider to be a health conscious state came in with 24% of the population considered obese. That is almost one in every four people!
Surgical weight loss is considered the most successful treatment of morbid obesity. Please call the office to find out more about this life saving treatment for obesity.
Publised on August 11, 2010 by Michael Russo
By Smart Dimensions
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