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Challenges for patients with obesity in the hospital [Infographic]

(BPT) - Our nation’s growing obesity problem is creating a new reality for health care. As obesity rates rise, risk of obesity-related health problems increases as well. Yet many health care facilities are ill-prepared to deliver safe, dignified and cost-effective care to larger patients. For the patients they treat, a new survey shows time in the hospital often includes an emotional toll spared their lighter-weight peers.

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