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	INTRODUCTION
	CLINICAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY
	Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus
	Obesity and the Metabolic / Insulin Resistance Syndrome
	Cardiovascular function in obesity
	Haemostasis and obesity
	Sleep-breathing abnormalities in obesity
	Reproductive function in obesity
	Hepatic function and obesity
	Gallstones and Obesity
	Obesity and risk of certain cancers
	Osteoarthritis and obesity
	Obesity and other associated medical complications
	ASSESSMENT OF THE OBESE PATIENT
	Clinical assessment
	Clinical investigation
	SUMMARY OF CLINICAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY OBESITY