The Federal Trade Commission (FTC, Plaintiff) has sued Roca Labs (Roca Labs Nutraceutical USA, Inc. and their principals, Defendants), a weight loss company for allegedly making baseless claims for their products and using "gag clauses" to prevent customers from writing negative customer reviews and testimonials on their company and products. Roca
As a VSG (Gastric Sleeve) doctor with over 9,000 patients, I get asked lots of questions. Thousands of them! Some have to do with health, diet, food, the procedure itself, and even how others will think of them for having VSG surgery. Although I can point you in the right direction
Here at ObesityHelp.com, we’ve been reflecting on what we are thankful for this year. Over the past 17 years, we’ve had the privilege of hosting thousands of message board discussions and wls journey stories. The diversity of experiences and perspectives have greatly enriched our lives. We are thankful for you all, the
Here at ObesityHelp.com, we’ve been reflecting on what we are thankful for this year. Over the past 17 years, we’ve had the privilege of hosting thousands of message board discussions and WLS journey stories. The diversity of experiences and perspectives have greatly enriched our lives. We are so thankful for all of you, the
Food & Fitness Tracking: You've had weight loss surgery, lost a significant amount of weight, and now you have either experienced a stall in your weight loss or have even gained a little (or a lot) of weight back. What should you do? Over my many years of counseling post-op bariatric
We want to thank the wonderful sponsors, speakers and exhibitors at the #OH2015 National Conference in Cary, North Carolina. We deeply appreciate their support of the bariatric community as we work together to combat obesity. Thank You to the #OH2015 Sponsors Platinum: Premier Protein & A Lighter Me Gold: COSMED & Apollo Endosurgery * Please
Attendees will agree that spending time with friends is one of the best parts of the ObesityHelp Conference #OH2015! Whether you’ve been friends for years, meeting your long-time online support friends in person for the first time, or best yet making NEW friends, the Meet & Greet and After Party are
You see meatballs…I see a “Violet Beauregard” moment. If you ever saw Charlie & the Chocolate Factory you know Violet Beauregard is a spoiled and indulged little girl who won a tour of the famed factory, only to meet her demise when she tried a piece of candy that was supposed
Is it possible to take a pill to create a gastric balloon and lose weight without surgery? Allurion Technologies believes you can. In fact, they've created the Elipse device which, according to Allurion Technologies, is “the first procedure-less gastric balloon” and suggests that it might be used to help those with a
