Several days ago, a second patient death in Zafgen's obesity drug trial was announced. We wrote about the unfortunate first death on October 20th, shortly after the incident was announced. At that … [Read more...]
Is Gastric Sleeve Surgery Safe?
How Safe Is It? Is gastric sleeve surgery safe? The laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, the surgery offered at New You Sleeve, is the safest weight lost surgery in existence. According to the American … [Read more...]
Obesity and the Workplace
Obesity affects people in the workplace. Whether it is from a financial standpoint, the time commitment, or a liability point of view, obesity limits people’s success at work in all aspects … [Read more...]
The Gastric Band: Is It Still a Good Option?
The gastric bypass revolutionized weight loss surgery in 1990's. Since that time, tens of thousands of this procedure have been performed with incredible success. Why did the bypass become less … [Read more...]
Obesity and Arthritis
Joint pain Joint is a common complaint of people who are overweight or obese. Most times this pain is localized in the knees and ankles and is caused by arthritis. The Centers for Disease Control and … [Read more...]
Back Pain and Obesity
Low back pain (LBP) is a very common health problem that leads to disability, sick leave and debilitating pain for millions of people. As the population of America becomes more and more obese and the … [Read more...]
Obesity Rate Rose to 38%
An alarming statistic was released last week by the CDC when a study stated the obesity rate rose to 38%. Women now hold a lead in obesity over men by a margin of 4% (38% vs 34%) and in just 10 years … [Read more...]
What to Eat After Bariatric Surgery
What Can I Eat? After surgery, the prominent question among patients is how their diet will change. As a general rule, the types and quantities of food for any of the surgeries is the same. … [Read more...]
Are Weight Loss Medications Beneficial After Weight Loss Surgery?
There's no argument among experts that bariatric surgery has the greatest impact and improvement on weight-related co-morbidities. In addition, it has the highest success rate for losing weight in … [Read more...]
The Best Weight Loss Surgery
Sleeve gastrectomy, adjustable gastric band, gastric bypass, duodenal switch, or the gastric balloon; what operation is the best weight loss surgery? I recently returned from a 2-day conference … [Read more...]
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