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Obesity is a modifiable risk factor for urinary incontinence. This study randomly assigned overweight and obese women with urinary incontinence to an intensive 6-month weight-loss program or to a structured education program. More intervention-group participants had clinically relevant reductions in the frequency of episodes of any incontinence, stress incontinence, and urge incontinence. This study randomly assigned overweight and obese women with urinary incontinence to an intensive 6-month weight-loss intervention or to a structured education program. More intervention-group participants had clinically relevant reductions in the frequency of episodes of any incontinence, stress incontinence, and urge incontinence. Urinary incontinence affects more than 13 million women in the United States and has been associated with profound adverse effects on quality of life 1 , 2 ; an increased risk of falls, fractures, 3 and nursing-home admissions 4 ; and more than $20 billion in estimated annual direct health care costs. 5 Observational studies suggest that obesity is a strong risk factor for urinary incontinence, 6 – 9 and preliminary studies suggest that weight loss may have a beneficial effect on urinary incontinence in obese patients. 10 – 14 Reductions in urinary incontinence have been observed in morbidly obese women who have had dramatic weight loss after bariatric . . .