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<p>&nbsp;<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><br /><br /><strong>Obesity... A Disease<br /></strong>Obesity is emerging as a health epidemic around the world. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity is rapidly spreading across all regions and demographic groups. The prevalence of obesity has increased more than 60% in the past decade. A quarter of the U.S. population is obese and another 97 million Americans are overweight or at risk of becoming obese.<br /><br /><font size="3"><strong>Calculate your BMI </strong></font><br /><a href="http://www.asbs.org/Newsite07/patients/asbs_bmi.htm" title="BMI Calculator" target="_blank"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/bariatric/bmi_button.jpg" border="0" width="122" height="42" /></a></font></p>
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<p><strong>Morbid Obesity<br /></strong>A person who generally weighs at least twice or 100 pounds more than his or her ideal weight or has a BMI of 40 or more is diagnosed as morbidly obese. The National Institutes of Health report that morbid obesity may considerably reduce life expectancy and is associated with an increased risk of developing conditions or diseases such as: <br /><br />Diabetes<br />Stroke<br />Hypertension<br />Joint Problems<br />Sleep Apnea<br />Cancer<br />Coronary Artery Disease<br />Respiratory Problems</p>
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				SM40_BannerItems[0][2]='';
			
			
			function SM40_BannerClick(){SM40_BannerWindowStatus();
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					window.open(SM40_BannerItems[SM40_ThisBanner][1]);
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	//				window.open(SM40_BannerItems[SM40_ThisBanner][1],); 
				}else{
					eval(SM40_BannerItems[SM40_ThisBanner][2] + "location.href=SM40_BannerItems[SM40_ThisBanner][1]");
				}
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			function SM40_BannerWindowStatus(){SM40_MO=true;window.status=SM40_BannerItems[SM40_ThisBanner][1]; return true}
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				SM40_ThisBanner=iNum;
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			SM37_ThisBanner = 0;
			SM37_BannerItems = new Array();
			
			
				
				
				
				
					
					
					
				
			
				SM37_BannerItems[0] = new Array();
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				SM37_BannerItems[0][0].src='images/banner_stories_cox_body.jpg';
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				SM37_BannerItems[0][2]='';
			
			
			function SM37_BannerClick(){SM37_BannerWindowStatus();
				if (SM37_BannerItems[SM37_ThisBanner][2]=="parent._blank."){
					window.open(SM37_BannerItems[SM37_ThisBanner][1]);
				// }else 	 if(!eval(SM37_BannerItems[SM37_ThisBanner][2]+'document')){
	//				window.open(SM37_BannerItems[SM37_ThisBanner][1],); 
				}else{
					eval(SM37_BannerItems[SM37_ThisBanner][2] + "location.href=SM37_BannerItems[SM37_ThisBanner][1]");
				}
			}
			function SM37_BannerWindowStatus(){SM37_MO=true;window.status=SM37_BannerItems[SM37_ThisBanner][1]; return true}
			function SM37_SwapBanner(){
				iNum=SM37_ThisBanner+1;if(iNum>=SM37_BannerItems.length)iNum=0;
				document.body_verybottom.src=SM37_BannerItems[iNum][0].src; 
				SM37_ThisBanner=iNum;
				SM37_Timer=setTimeout('SM37_SwapBanner()',6000);
				if(SM37_MO){SM37_BannerWindowStatus();}else{window.status='';}
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