Coca-Cola Advertising For Obesity Is Like Tobacco Advertising For Lung Cancer by Terry Simpson, MD, FACS When Coca-Cola started advertising about obesity, my first thought was – what irony. There is one thing most weight loss surgeons tell their patients: get off soda. There are a lot of reasons we
After weight loss surgery, and often at the start of a new diet, our excitement and motivation are high and our ability to choose the “right” foods and limit the portions come fairly easily. When a broader range of foods are reintroduced, we experience many competing thoughts about what we
Test Your Nutrition IQ Quiz yourself! How much do you know about your body’s nutrient needs? True or False? Vitamin B6 is an antioxidant that helps reduce inflammation. If you compare equal weights of whole wheat and white flour, you’ll find that the caloric values are equal as well. Carrots,
Congratulations Eggface! We wanted to congratulate Shelly aka Eggface for winning the Silk Holiday Recipe Contest! Many in the ObesityHelp community are familiar with the World According to Eggface and her amazing recipe creations. She saves the day for us often with her post-op friendly recipes and "a day in
JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT! Did you know? No word in the English language rhymes with “month.” The average person will spend two weeks over their lifetime waiting for the traffic light to change. George Washington had no formal education and was the only president elected unanimously. It takes
How you can too, plan a great weekly menu. “Poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.” How many times have I heard or read that somewhere? My husband is the king of last minute plans and subsequently deals with things in crisis mode. I
Beware Of The Snack Attack! Snacks were not all that common when I was growing up back in the 70’s. We had the occasional ice cream cone on a hot summer day, or popcorn in the evening watching our favorite television show, but it was a rarity, a special treat.
Today, I want to discuss something we talk about a great deal in the office: PROTEIN First let’s discuss why protein is important and then what types of protein are best. The reason we emphasize protein is because it helps patients lose weight safely. If you don’t get enough protein,
Weight Loss Surgery Restaurant Discount Cards In The News! Weight Loss Surgery Patients Get Surgeon-Approved Restaurant Discount Cards; The Rest Of Us Should Get Them, Too NPR reported today that surgeon-distributed restaurant discount cards are becoming super popular for patients who’ve gotten gastric bypass surgery. They point out that the
Really? Is there really such a thing? With all the talk about eliminating white, refined bread and starches from our diet, how can anything with “white bread” in its name be considered healthy? Easy, if the bread is made with white whole-wheat flour! White whole-wheat bread is made from white
