CHRONIC DISEASE
Understanding Obesity: Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment
November 22, 2019
Symptom Guides > Chronic Disease > Understanding Obesity: Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment

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Dr. Chris Bodle
Dr. Bodle is a board certified emergency medicine physician. He received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine, and completed his residency in emergency medicine at Emory University. In addition to K Health, he currently works as an Emergency Medicine physician in an Urban, Level 1 Trauma Center in the south east.
Body weight is a sensitive subject. Many people are self-conscious about the way they look and whether they are overweight. These feelings can affect a person’s quality of life. But when does being overweight start to become more of a medical problem? How do people get to the point where they are clinically obese? Can obesity be considered a disease? This guide is here to answer all these questions, and more. You will be able to calculate how much you should ideally weigh for your height, the medical complications of being obese, and what the doctors, like me, at K Health recommend as the best and safest ways to lose weight, if needed.
We will cover the following:
“You can counteract most obesity risk factors through diet, physical activity and exercise, and behavioral changes.”
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by
Dr. Chris Bodle
Dr. Bodle is a board certified emergency medicine physician. He received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine, and completed his residency in emergency medicine at Emory University. In addition to K Health, he currently works as an Emergency Medicine physician in an Urban, Level 1 Trauma Center in the south east.
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