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Richard L. DiCicco, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Surgery
Pasco Surgical Associates
37840 Medical Arts Ct, Zephyrhills, Florida 33541 »Directions
Phone: (813) 788-5569
Education - University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
- American University of the Caribbean, St. Maarten, N.A.
Residency - St Agnes Healthcare, Baltimore, Maryland
Hospital Affiliations - Memorial Hospital of Tampa, Tampa, Florida
- NorthTampa Outpatient Surgery Center, Tampa, Florida
- Palms of Pasadena Hospital, Saint Petersburg, Florida
- Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida
- Town & Country Hospital, Tampa, Florida
- Pasco Regional Medical Center, Dade City, Florida
License(s) Board Certification(s) - American Board of Surgery
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Obesity: A Disease
Obesity is emerging as a health epidemic around the world. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity is rapidly spreading across all regions and demographic groups. An estimated 97 million adults in the United States are overweight or obese. That figure represents more than 50% of the American adult population. Of this group, 11 million adults suffer from severe obesity.
Obesity is an excess of total body fat, which results from caloric intake that exceeds energy usage. A measurement used to assess health risks of obesity is Body Mass Index (BMI). BMI is calculated by dividing body weight (lbs.) by height in inches squared (in2) and multiplying that amount by 704.5. The metric calculation for BMI is kg/m2.
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