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The Skinny on Healthy Weight for 2009
We all have them: those skinny jeans we vowed to fit back into and wear again one day. They hang in the back of the closet or are tucked away in a drawer collecting dust following years of excess and weight gain. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more ...Life with an Adjustable Gastric Band - How Tight Is Too Tight?
am a bariatric surgeon who does gastric bands, and I have done a lot of them--over 1500 in the last four years. As you can imagine, I have had many thousands of conversations with patients after surgery regarding whether or not they have reached their "sweet spots." When I ask ...Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a condition where excess fat accumulates within the liver and causes progressive liver injury, possibly resulting in cirrhosis and liver cancer.
This condition affects 20-30 percent of the general US population (an overall estimated 30 million adults). In obese adults (those with a BMI greater ...What's New?
We are getting ready to launch a number of exciting updates to ObesityHelp! This release is scheduled for 10pm PST on December 15, 2008.
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The new look is cleaner, easier to navigate and provides quick access to the latest articles, video and community goals.
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There have been a ...Emerging Weight Loss Surgery Treatments
New technologies are evolving to meet the needs of society´s ongoing search for improved health. Bariatric surgeons and surgical technology companies have continued to make advances in surgical instrumentation and technique, making procedures more available, less invasive and safer.
Laparoscopic techniques moved surgical science light years ahead in safety over open-surgery ...
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Finish weight letter, fax paperwork to PCP. go on an airplane without asking or be asked about a seat belt extention Achieve BMI of 29.9 or less in March 2007 play softball again!!! Shop anywhere I want to not have to take so many medications be at 150 not be embarrassed to see old friends from high school or college. Go back to college to take some English lit courses for fun. buy something at Victoria's Secret other then perfum or lotion!!! go to Europe with my sister and not be stared at because of my size. :) hit 142 lbs, which will make me half of my original weight!