Bariatric medicine deals with the causes, prevention and treatment of obesity. A bariatric medicine physician, or bariatrician, may treat patients with diet and nutrition, exercise, behavior modification or medication. The bariatrician may also coordinate patient care with a bariatric surgeon, who may perform surgery. Bariatric or gastric bypass surgery, also known as roux-en-Y gastric bypass, creates a small pouch of the stomach that bypasses part of the intestine. When the size of the stomach is reduced by surgery, it allows less food to be ingested, resulting in weight loss.

Obesity is damaging to one’s health: some of the negative effects of obesity are heart disease, diabetes, some forms of cancer, hypertension, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea, arthritis; and obesity has been known to shorten one’s lifespan.

Vermont is the leading producer of maple syrup in the United States. The capital of Vermont is Montpelier, and the population is 632,050. Located in the New England region of the United States, Vermont comprises 9,614 square miles, making it the 45th largest state. People visit Vermont for many outdoor activities, including canoeing, kayaking, fishing, sailing, sailboarding or scuba diving in the summer, or taking a guided snowmobile tour in the winter. You can visit the Vermont Natural History Museum, or tour a sugar maple farm, where maple syrup is collected and processed. Famous Vermonters are former presidents Chester A. Arthur and Calvin Coolidge, and Elisha Otis, inventor of the elevator.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Vermont has a population of 623,050. Of this population, 130,249 are under the age of 18 and 81,532 are at or above the age of 65.