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
What to Look for in Your Evaluation by Barbara Maxwell, RN, PhD Southwest Medical Psychology The decision to seek bariatric surgery-whether it is to try to get rid of all the pills, the high blood pressure, the diabetes, the sore and aching bones, or to actually prevent the onset of
“The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.” Often attributed to the 5th Century BCE Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu, I first heard this quote from my USMC(R) father when I was struggling with my weight in high school. I was a newly minted freshman on the
Last month I attended my local Medical Society’s meeting in Denver. The title of the meeting was, “The New Insurance Exchange—What Physicians Need to Know.” Representatives from Connect for Health Colorado, the CO Division of Insurance, and Denver Public Health were on the panel to help explain how the insurance
How We Moved From Open to Robot-Assisted Surgery It’s been about a year since I was first asked by a patient, “Why do you need a robot? Are you going to be in the lounge doing my surgery with a joystick drinking coffee?” I suddenly realized how far weight loss
Editor’s Note: This article by Dr. Arya M. Sharma is part five of a five part series, “Why Bariatric Surgery Can Fail”. Links to the previous articles are located at the bottom of the page. Why Bariatric Surgery Can Fail (Part 5) So, just to wind down this series,
Editor’s Note: This article by Dr. Arya M. Sharma is part four of a five part series, “Why Bariatric Surgery Can Fail”. Links to parts one, two, and three can be found at the bottom of the page. Today’s post is not so much about a complication that arises when
Bariatric surgeon Ian Villanueva, MD takes the time to answer some of your questions. 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 [email protected] and we will submit them to the
Editor’s Note: This article by Dr. Arya M. Sharma is part three of a five part series, “Why Bariatric Surgery Can Fail”. Part one can be found here and part two here. Why Bariatric Surgery Can Fail (Part 3) Bariatric surgery is certainly life changing – for better or for
Plateaus 101 You’re eating on track by making healthy food choices, staying active with regular exercise, doing everything right and you’re regularly losing weight. Then...Bam, it happens! Your weight loss stalls and you’re stuck on a plateau. Plateaus are one of the most frustrating occurrences while losing weight. Although they
