WLS FAQ Session Dr. Keith Gersin of Carolinas Healthcare System responds to frequently asked questions that prospective patients ask of his center. His insights and answers are valuable to many pre-op patients as well as those considering weight loss surgery. Please note that some of Dr. Gersin's responses relate to
Staying hydrated is essential to maintaining good health but it’s not always easy to get our recommended daily intake of water in (8 glasses) and it can be especially challenging after you have had weight loss surgery. With summer just around the corner, the hottest days of the year are
by Tammy J. Colter Geoffrey Miller may be a well-known professor and author but he sure didn't use his smarts when he recently sent out a fat-shaming tweet that he now wishes he could take back. Miller is a full-time professor at the University of New Mexico (UNM) but is currently
Editor's note: This article is part two of the previously published article Childhood Obesity: One Child at A Time Childhood obesity is a serious matter. Here are some tips for parents and caregivers to help establish healthy habits with kids: → Parents should choose what children can eat. That means
Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child's health or well-being. Due to the rising prevalence of obesity in children, and its many adverse health effects, it has been recognized as a serious public health concern. The term overweight, rather than obese, is often used
Just because you had weight loss surgery does not guarantee there will be weight loss. We don’t call it “maybe weight loss surgery”, which just doesn’t have a nice confident ring to it. Every single person who makes the important decision to have surgery to lose weight should be 100%
Before & After: Featuring Mike Strom I’m Mike Strom. By the time I turned 30, I weighed more than 200 pounds. When I topped out at 292 at the age of 46, I knew I needed help. Help came in the form of gastric bypass surgery at Franciscan Center for
by Chris Waffle It’s a common tale; Overweight person gets weight loss surgery. Overweight person starts quickly losing weight. As goal weight approaches, formerly overweight person’s friends, family and co-workers begin to say things like, “You’re getting too skinny!”, “Don’t lose any more weight!” (That’s a favorite from my mom).
Anti-obesity bias is steadily increasing in the United States but is it taking place in your own doctor’s office and in our medical schools? According to a new study published in the Journal of Academic Medicine, that just may be the case. Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine in
It is 15 minutes before you are to leave work and your boss needs you to stay for a high priority project. You need to pick up the kids in 45 minutes and you were going to stop at the grocery store on the way home. Earlier in the day,
