- line ▁treatment , ▁medical ▁ther apy ▁for ▁severe ▁ob es ity ▁has ▁limited ▁short - term ▁success ▁and ▁very ▁poor ▁long - term ▁success . ▁We ight ▁loss ▁surg ery ▁generally ▁results ▁in ▁greater ▁weight ▁loss ▁than ▁conventional ▁treatment , ▁and ▁leads ▁to ▁improvements ▁in ▁quality ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁ob es ity ▁related ▁dise ases ▁such ▁as ▁hy pert ension ▁and ▁di ab etes ▁m ell it us . ▁The ▁combination ▁of ▁approaches ▁used ▁may ▁be ▁tail ored ▁to ▁each ▁patient . ▁B ariat ric ▁treat ments ▁in ▁youth ▁must ▁be ▁considered ▁with ▁great ▁ca ution ▁and ▁with ▁other ▁conditions ▁that ▁may ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁in ▁adult s . ▁ ▁Te chni ques ▁used ▁in ▁b ari atr ics ▁include ▁bio elect rical ▁imped ance ▁analysis , ▁a ▁method ▁to ▁measure ▁body ▁fat ▁percentage . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Food ▁add iction ▁ ▁Over e aters ▁An onymous ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁conditions ▁ ▁Ob es ity , ▁Child hood ▁ob es ity ▁ ▁Classification ▁of ▁ob es ity , ▁Classification ▁of ▁child hood ▁ob es ity ▁ ▁Ep ide mi ology ▁of ▁ob es ity , ▁Ep ide mi ology ▁of ▁child hood ▁ob es ity ▁ ▁Ob es ity ▁and ▁walking ▁ ▁Social ▁st igma ▁of ▁ob es ity ▁ ▁Phys i ology ▁ ▁Body ▁fat ▁percentage ▁ ▁Self ish ▁brain ▁theory ▁ ▁Ste atos is ▁( also ▁called ▁fat ty ▁change , ▁fat ty ▁deg ener ation , ▁or ▁ad ip ose ▁deg ener ation ) ▁ ▁Sub