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Bariatrics Program At Middle Tennessee Medical Center
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Middle Tennessee Medical Center Bariatrics
Address1602 W Northfield Blvd Ste 503 Murfreesboro, TN 37129-6056
Phone(615) 396-4965
Websitewww.mtmcweightloss.org

Bariatrics & Weight Loss

The MTMC Bariatric Program offers both medical and surgical weight-loss solutions for those suffering from obesity.
Obesity is a serious health problem in the United States alone, affecting 60 million Americans, with six million of those considered severely or morbidly obese. Obesity has been associated with high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, cancer, arthritis, diabetes and depression. With statistics like these, management of obesity is more important than ever.
What Is Morbid Obesity?
"Morbid obesity" is a clinical term for a medical condition. It is not meant to be an offensive term, but to some it is. Obesity is excess body weight resulting from eating too much and exercising too little. For some it may be caused by genetic factors. Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death. It may soon become the number one cause overtaking cigarette smoking. Obesity is now considered a chronic medical disease with serious health cost.
Morbid obesity is linked with progressive, serious diseases called co-morbidities such as:

Many morbidly obese individuals have tried to lose weight by:

If you have tried these methods and failed, you may be a surgical candidate.

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