Nebraska (NE) Bariatric Medicine Doctors and Physicians
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Bariatric Medicine Information
Description
Bariatric medicine deals with the causes, prevention and treatment of obesity. A bariatric medicine physician, or bariatrician, may treat patients with diet and nutrition, exercise, behavior modification or medication. The bariatrician may also coordinate patient care with a bariatric surgeon, who may perform surgery. Bariatric or gastric bypass surgery, also known as roux-en-Y gastric bypass, creates a small pouch of the stomach that bypasses part of the intestine. When the size of the stomach is reduced by surgery, it allows less food to be ingested, resulting in weight loss.
Obesity is damaging to one’s health: some of the negative effects of obesity are heart disease, diabetes, some forms of cancer, hypertension, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea, arthritis; and obesity has been known to shorten one’s lifespan.
Nebraska Information
Nebraska’s capital is Lincoln, near Omaha, its largest city. Nebraska achieved statehood in 1867; its population is 1,758,787. Omaha’s Old Market area is home to many historic buildings and cobblestone streets, and numerous museums and landmarks offer something for everyone to see. St. Cecilia’s Cathedral with its 16th century stained-glass windows, the (former president) Gerald Ford birth site, the Orpheum Theater, or the Strategic Air and Space Museum are all in Omaha. Elsewhere in Nebraska, you can visit a frontier military fort, monument, or museum, an archeological site, or one of 23 wineries in the state. Nebraska claims to have the most public golf courses in the United States.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Nebraska has a population of 1,758,787.
Of this population, 421,049 are under the age of 18
and 232,976 are at or above the age of 65.
There are no bariatric doctors in the state of Nebraska.
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