Do you want to lose weight to look better in your clothes, be more comfortable in an airplane seat, and have more self-confidence and energy? Those are all perfect reasons to drop the pounds.

The most important reason is to improve your health. Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., and it has many causes. Chronic, life-threatening diseases and conditions associated with obesity include:

• Diabetes
• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Stroke
• Osteoarthritis
• Sleep apnea
• Gall bladder disease
• Gout
• Menstrual irregularities
• Infertility in women
• Female cancers: gall bladder, breast, uterus, cervix, ovaries
• Male cancers: colon, rectum, prostate

Losing weight can result in not only a longer, healthier life, but a better quality of life. The Mercyhealth Weight Management Program team is here to help you lose the weight — for life.

Is our program right for you?

Our program is structured to maximize your long-term weight management success. The basis of the program is lifestyle modification using sound tools and techniques. You will meet with a team of professionals who will help you with your weight loss and associated health and fitness goals.

The cost of the program varies according to your needs and goals.

Mercyhealth’s program doctors see patients at the Mercyhealth Mall Clinic in Janesville, Mercyhealth Edgerton, Mercyhealth Walworth Hospital and Medical Center in Lake Geneva, and Mercyhealth Harvard Hospital and Medical Center, Harvard, IL.

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