Given the health risks of even moderate levels of obesity, it is important to have other treatment options for patients when other attempts at weight loss have proven unsuccessful.

考虑到即使是中等程度肥胖也会对健康有巨大影响，当常规减肥治疗失败时采用其他的治疗方式是相当重要的。

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If we compare the health risks, obesity is equivalent to smoking a pack of cigarettes a day!

如果我们比喻一下肥胖的健康风险，可以这样形容，肥胖的健康风险相当于每日吸一包烟！

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Loneliness increases a person's risk of mortality by 26 percent, an effect comparable to the health risks posed by obesity, according to a study published this spring.

根据一项今年春季发布的研究，孤独会使一个人的死亡风险提高26%，这与过度肥胖造成的健康风险程度相当。

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But now, fueled by growing awareness of the health risks of obesity and the popularity of weight-loss shows such as The Biggest Loser, they seem to be on the rise.

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