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Weight Management
UCI Health will see you now: Welcome to our new
co-workers
and
patients
from Fountain Valley, Lakewood, Los Alamitos and Placentia-Linda!
In this Section
Weight Management
Overview of Obesity
Obesity is a serious, chronic disease that can inflict substantial harm to a person’s health. Learn about obesity causes and obesity health effects.
Preventing Obesity in Children, Teens, and Adults
The longer a person is obese, the more they are at risk for problems. Many chronic diseases are linked with obesity. And obesity is hard to treat. Because of these reasons, prevention is very important.