For the treatment of obesity and weight lose The health risks associated
with obesity include: • breathing disorders (e.g., sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease) • certain types of cancers (e.g., prostate and bowel cancer in men, breast and uterine
cancer in women) • coronary artery (heart) disease • depression • diabetes
• gallbladder or liver disease • gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) • high blood
pressure • high cholesterol • joint disease (e.g., osteoarthritis) • stroke
