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Genre 5. Science Article [|Example 1] [|Example 2] [|Example 3] Charcteristics include a title, author, and facts about a medical topic. They often include a case study or an occurrence of a specific problem at the time Criteria included a credible author and a specific case study or topic

** Miraculous Medicine: Yesterday Today Tomorrow ** ** Obesity: The Science ** By the Mayo Clinic Staff The mayo clinic staff has been conducting longevity studies on 50 obese patients. These participants qualified for the study by meeting very specific criteria to insure that results from the study could be validated. In order to qualify participants have to be under the age of 30 and be considered Obese. Other steps involved to eliminate outside factors included collecting extensive background checks, and accumulating multigenerational family history to rule out likelihood of hereditary disease, such as liver, heart, or kidney abnormalities. The data from the study was very intriguing. As most scientist believed there is a causal link between obesity and limited life span, as sadly 3 of the patients considered to be morbidity obese by the end of the 10 year study. All patients experience an increased strain on the heart as age continue. Diets that included high fat intake were especially prone to heart problems has arties become clogged with a buildup of plaque. Interstingly, a strong link was formed in genetics between people and obesity. A case worth high lightening was of one patients who was given up for adoption at only 6 months of age. The biological parents were found to have a highly likelihood of obesity in the family while the adopted parents did not. This caused the doctors to examine other patients and discovered that while obesity tendencies can be passed on, the genes that physiologically cause obesity can also be passed on. Obesity was also found to cause an increased level of depression and low self-worth amongst patients. As almost 20% of patients were considered suicidal by traditional evaluation methods. Other causes of obesity in the drug study included a lack of bacteria in the stomach. These patients had excellent immune systems and this caused a lack of bacteria needed for digestion to be found in the colon. Patients with this disorder were recommended to increase their daily amount of yogurt taken and were prescribed with a daily probiotic to help increased digestion speed. Mild weight loss was recorded among some patients diagnosed with low levels of helpful bacteria. The mayo clinic will continue its study of obesity by formulating different weight lose plans. For example part of the sameple group will be treated medically, through medications or surgery. This will attempt to solve physiological charatceristics that led to over eating. Other patients will partake in therapy sessions to help reform behaviors that lead to overeating. Lastly a third section of patients will follow a doctor recommended diet and workout plan. The of results this study will hopefully show which forms of treatment are most effective in the fight against obesity. These results should be available much sooner than the first study, hopefully within two years. Updates for the study will be available on the mayo clinic website under the obesity section.