Questions: What are the consequences of obesity?

The biggest risk of obesity is premature death. Obesity is also directly linked to many illnesses or the impact of the disease is made significantly worse by being significantly overweight. These are known as obesity-related co-morbidities, and often result in significantly reduced life expectancy.

These co-morbidities include
- Type II Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Heart disease
- Cancer
- Osteoarthritis of weight - bearing joints
- Respiratory problems
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Infertility, Gestational diabetes, Pre-eclampsia
- Urinary stress incontinence
- Menstrual irregularities
- Depression

If you have additional questions about obesity and Bariatric Surgery please visit our other quesiton and answers pages.
- Are You a Weight Loss Surgery Candidate?
- Bariatric Surgery Questions
- Weight Loss Options
- After weight loss surgery?

To learn more about our Weight Loss Surgery Program, you are invited to attend an information session held at Florida Hospital Celebration Health.

Meet the surgeon, office staff, previous surgical weight loss patients, and get the opportunity to know if this is an option for you.

To enroll, call 1-888-303-4504 or click here.