Maintain Weight Loss After WLS: Enjoy a Healthier, Better-Balanced Lifestyle You’ve made the decision to change your life through bariatric surgery! The next step is to develop healthy habits so you can optimize your health and successfully maintain weight loss after WLS. 10 Key Tips to Maintain Weight Loss After
Insulin Resistance, Diabetes & Bariatric Surgery The scourge of diabetes affects the entire population of the world. In fact, someone in the world dies from complications associated with diabetes every 10 seconds. Across all populations, 90% of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with insulin resistance diagnoses are attributable to excessive
What to Expect with a Weight Loss Surgery Revision Approaching weight loss when you have already had a weight loss surgery procedure can be daunting. Not to mention the constant new evolving techniques, one can find themselves lost when they find that their history precludes them from certain procedures. When
Staggering Facts of Obesity and Bariatric Surgery As we progress into the next decade, the prevalence of obesity has reached epidemic levels. Current trends estimate that 35% of adults in the United States are obese. This trend continues is estimated to reach 50% by 2030! Now more than ever, let's
Once a diagnosis of diabetes is made, many people worry about how it would affect their lives. Death is not something that we like to talk about, but it’s our nature to wonder how long we can live. There is no specific equation or answer because it can be influenced
The Connection Between Obesity and Cancer While we previously had to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to stay informed about factors that affect long-term health and well-being such as the connection between obesity and cancer. The international experience with COVID-19 has introduced more people to
Long-Term Outcomes Following Bariatric Surgery For severe obesity, bariatric surgery has been found to be the most effective form of treatment. This is largely due to the fact that the outcomes from bariatric surgery results in significant and sustained weight loss, as well as the reduction of obesity-related co-morbidities. Let's
Hypoglycemia After WLS & Weight Regain Obesity is a progressive and expensive disease, with associated chronic, multisystemic clinical conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, obstructive sleep apnea, and cardiovascular disease. Bariatric surgery has been a well-established and durable long-term solution for obesity management. Both the sleeve gastrectomy and gastric
Will WLS Resolve All Common Co-Morbid Conditions? The shorter answer is yes for the most part. For co-morbid conditions, there are two variables that need to be clarified before an answer can be given to the question definitively. The resolution of co-morbidities is a very broad and vague term. For
Weight Loss Medications and WLS The growing epidemic of obesity in the United States has grown to over 40% of our adult population. For patients with moderate to severe obesity (body mass index greater than 35), bariatric or weight loss surgery remains the most effective means to lose weight. Despite the
