IN THIS ISSUE

Care of Obese Patients Challenges Health Care Providers
Primary Care Intervention Helps Overweight Adolescents
Search for Cause of Type 2 Diabetes Continues
Researchers Investigate New Obesity-related Disease
Psychosocial Factors Affect Postpartum Weight
Partnership Plans Program to Help Families Get Healthy
Task Force Welcomes New Members
Fun with Food & Fitness on FoodFit.com
Materials From Other Sources
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picture of the Dieting and Gallstones fact sheet

Dieting and Gallstones. Revised 2002. This 4-page fact sheet explains what gallstones are, their causes, and symptoms. It describes risk factors for developing gallstones, the effect of overweight and dieting on risk, and the safest way to lose weight and decrease risk. The fact sheet examines benefits of losing weight versus risk of developing gallstones, and describes the most common treatments. Available electronically through WIN’s website at http://win.niddk.nih.gov/. s

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