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Mental Barriers Hamper Obese Women's Efforts To Get Exercise For arachnophobes, it's difficult to kill a spider as it scurries across the floor. Those who are scared to fly might not ever set foot on a plane. While nothing physically stops people with these aversions, a mental barrier can keep them from the task at hand. [Read more]
Targeted Books for Children can Help Tackle Obesity Sarah Armstrong, MD, director of Duke's Healthy Lifestyles Program says giving your child the right kind of novel to read can help fight obesity. Sixteen percent of children, age 6 to 19, are overweight or obese - a state of affairs that led Duke researchers to look for better options ... [Read more]
Fat-fight funding for teen surgery FAT teenagers will be given drastic weight-loss surgery under a New South Wales Government strategy to fight the obesity epidemic.The Children's Hospital at Westmead is set to be the first in the State to offer taxpayer-funded gastric banding.Doctors say the radical measure is needed to save teens with severe weight-related ... [Read more]
How Your Surgeon´s Membership Matters to You Most people have experienced "body issues"--that nagging dissatisfaction with a physical feature, whether it´s about skin, shape or size. Many of us complain to our friends; others just cover up; but some resolve to make a change.Body issues can be particularly severe for people who have lost a substantial amount ... [Read more]
Ask OH! Members like you asked, and OH´s network of professionals answered!Do you have a question you would like to ask of a plastic surgeon, bariatric surgeon, fitness expert, dietician, psychologist or other bariatric professional? Send your questions to AskOH@obesityhelp.com.I had RNY in mid-February of this year, so I am four months ... [Read more]
AT Goal - Giving Yourself the Plastic Surgery Option by Terry Simpson, MD, FACSPlastic surgery is not inevitable for those who have had weight loss surgery, nor is it inevitable for those who have made it to their weight loss goal. Plastic surgery is something that a group of people choose to do for themselves.Our goal is to get ... [Read more]
Head Hunger Do you sometimes confuse Head Hunger with Body Hunger? If you're sensitive to food cues, weight management becomes much easier when you're able to recognize the triggers in your environment and break the associations that lead you to overeat simply out of habit.Let's take a look at just a few ... [Read more]
Post-Bariatric Plastic Surgery IQ After bariatric surgery, if you´ve kept the weight off successfully, you may opt for plastic or reconstructive surgery to remove excess or sagging skin. How much do you know about the different plastic procedures? Take our quick quiz to find out.True or False?1. Breast reduction patients report a high rate ... [Read more]
