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Treatments
How is obesity treated?
Losing even 5% of your body weight can improve your health. Some people can lose weight by making lifestyle changes, including eating less and moving more. Some people take medicines or have surgery to help them lose weight.
You may be more likely to have success if you make a plan with your doctor. Your doctor can help you set goals that matter to you and focus on ways to improve your health.
Your doctor may also suggest counseling or other types of support. If you use food to cope with depression, loneliness, anxiety, or boredom, counseling can help you learn new skills to manage your feelings.
Lifestyle changes
A good strategy is to make small changes focused on improving your health. For example:.
- Make healthy changes in your eating habits. For example, you might add more vegetables to your meals.
- Be more active. For many people, walking is a good way to get more active. But any physical activity can benefit your health. So try to find ways to be active that you enjoy.
Weight-loss treatments
Weight-loss medicines make you feel less hungry, make you feel full more quickly, or change how you digest fat. Weight-loss surgery makes the stomach area smaller so it fills up with less food. It is safe and effective for many people.
These treatments may be an option if:
- You have not been able to lose weight with healthy eating and more activity.
- You have a health problem related to obesity, such as heart disease or diabetes.
- You keep gaining weight.
- You have lost weight but regained it.
Your doctor can help you understand your options so you can decide what's right for you. With any treatment you choose, making long-term changes in eating habits and activity will help you reach your goals and maintain a weight that's healthy for you.
Clinical Trials
Open trials refer to studies currently recruiting participants or that may recruit participants in the near future. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but similar studies may open in the future.
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