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 * Management of obesity
 * Obesity is one of the public health crisis in North America, especially in Texas. Although obesity is rising in many countries but so far none have been able to stop or reverse the trend. Knowing the severity of the disease, it is important to understand how to prevent and manage obesity. This article is a good source not only for people who want to avoid obesity but also for patients who are having obesity and want to slow down obesity symptoms.

Lead

 * The Lead opens with a good topic sentence that concisely and answers the article's topic. After listing three main methods to manage obesity, the introduction includes a brief description of each weight management method. The leading section was a concise summary of most bullet points that were mentioned in the body paragraph. It helps people to understand the main points without reading the whole paper.

Content

 * The article content is relevant to the topic which includes research articles, figures, and explanations to back up the information that was given in the introduction. All data and case report which were used in the article was up-to-date. Besides, the links to the primary source were helpful since it not only helps the audience to read the original article but also find more information easily.

Tone and Balance

 * Since the article was a review on how how to manage and prevent obesity, the tone of this article was neutral. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another. Although the body of the article was separated into six main methods to manage obesity, the article seems to be more focused on medication and surgery that was used to regulate symptoms of obesity. There are more information and research data about how the medication works and how surgery operates compared to the other four methods such as dieting, exercise or weight loss program.

Sources and References

 * All information in the article was backed up by a reliable primary and secondary source of information such as data numbers from a published research paper or well-known institute. Some sources are thorough and they reflect the available literature on the article but some are not relevant to the article and confuse the audience. All the link that was attached to the article work perfectly.

Organization

 * The article is well-written and the content is concise and easy to read since the technical terms were expressed in more simple words that help people to understand the main idea even if they do not have a basic knowledge about the human body. The article is well-organized and the methods are put in a logical order from the method that people can do at home to the method that has to be done by a doctor. The article is started with an introductory paragraph that briefly describes the procedure for each method then continued with six different bullet points, each contains more information about the specific method to manage obesity.

Images and Media

 * The article includes images about the medication for an obese patient that enhances understanding of the topic and the image is well-captioned. The image description is eye-catching that provides basic information that the reader needs to know. The images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulation. The image is laid out in a visually appealing way.

Checking the talk page

 * There is a conversation about the wording problem of weight management, management of obesity and weight loss. These terms have different meaning and the way they were used in the article was a little different than their original meaning which would confuse the reader. The article should include a definition of these three terms to clarify the difference and similarity. This Wikipedia article only gives the audience a general idea of how to manage and prevent obesity. In class, we usually talk about the mechanism of how each method works.

Overall impressions
Overall, this is a decent article that was put in a logical flow to help the reader to understand easily. Although the information is put in a good flow, the article can be improved by adding more up-to-date information.