Obese patients are at an increased risk for developing many medical problems, including
insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular
disease, stroke, sleep apnea, gallbladder disease, hyperuricemia and gout, and
osteoarthritis. Certain, cancers are also associated with obesity, including colorectal and
prostate cancer in men and endometrial, breast, and gallbladder cancer in women (1–6).
Excess body weight is also associated with substantial increases in mortality from all …