UC Davis Study Reveals That Obese Men Are Less likely To Seek Obesity Surgery Than Obese Women (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Even though obesity affects women and men equally, a UC Davis study shows that obese women are four times more likely than obese men to seek weight-loss surgery. When
Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia At the #OH2013 National Conference, Michelle English, BSN gave a very enlightening and informational presentation in a breakout session that she hosted on Incorporating Nutrient Dense Whole Foods into the Bariatric Diet. The room was packed and all who attended left her session all the better for it. As
Lack of Sleep Can Cause Weight Gain Sleep is essential. When we sleep, it is the time our bodies replenish, repair the mental and physical wear-and-tear from the day. With all of the conveniences of cell phones, computers, PDAs and other means we are use to being “on”! Some of
What if we're fighting the wrong war, fighting obesity rather than insulin resistance? Even worse, what if blaming the obese means we're blaming the victims?-Dr. Peter Attia Is the obesity crisis hiding a bigger problem? As a young surgeon Dr. Peter Attia stood in judgement of an overweight patient with
Editor’s Note: This article by Dr. Arya M. Sharma is about Bariatric Surgery (Part 3) of a 5 part series, “Why I Support Bariatric Surgery”. Links to part 1 and part 2 are located at the bottom of this page. Bariatric Surgery (Part 3) So now, that we have extensively
If you’ve wondered about the facts on bariatric surgery, I’m going to provide you with the key points for bariatric surgery procedures. Additionally, I’ll discuss solid information about each of the mainstream procedures. Bariatric Procedure Key Points 1) Patients with the band will lose around 40% of excess weight. When
