Obesity Paradox: A Little More Fat May Extend Life A paradox is an argument that produces an inconsistency, typically within logic or common sense.-Wikipedia Data from approximately 100 past studies, which included almost three million people, has led CDC researchers to conclude that being slightly obese or overweight (and metabolically healthy)
Petition: Keep Kids Off The Biggest Loser Ragen Chastain is a dancer, choreographer, writer, speaker, and fat person- according to her Dances With Fat blog. She is also an activist who believes everybody of every size should be treated with respect. So when she heard that season 14 of the
2013: 20 Funny New Year's Resolutions When it comes to New Year's resolutions, our family members and friends can get quite creative and even funny with what they resolve to do in the New Year. Here a few good ones I have heard along the way...Oh, and a few of
2013 New Year's Resolutions A-Z Happy 2013 OH family! I have been reading about some of your goals and resolutions for the New Year. I thought it would be fun to put some of them together using every letter of the alphabet. Maybe these are some of your resolutions as
Bo Talks About His WLS Journey And Goals Having once weighed 626 pounds, ObesityHelp's Bo McCoy talks openly about his WLS journey and the struggles he has faced along the way. In this short video clip, Bo talks to OH Event attendees about the day he stopped working his weight
Happy New Year! Happy New Year to the OH Community! May 2013 bring you love, happiness, support and continued success in your weight loss journey! -From the OH Team What are some of your goals for 2013? We would love to hear from you! Share your comments below. -Photo
New Years Day Can Be Any Day, Start Today! New Years Day is a day that is considered a new beginning. We set this day up as a time to change our lives in many ways. We do this by creating resolutions (i.e., a firmness of mind or purpose) that
Featuring Bariatric Surgeon Scott Cunneen, MD, FACS Sometimes Dr. Scott Cunneen thinks his job would be easier if he had a really cool pair of roller blades. At least on the days he operates on four or five patients, or when he goes from gastric band adjustments to pre-op and
It's Friday night, and your long-awaited bariatric surgery is scheduled for Monday morning. Ahead of you are two days of the freedom to eat anything you want, in any quantity. You're supposed to be on a pre-op liquid diet, but when you walk into Cheesecake Factory with your friends, your
Relationships After Weight Loss Surgery: What To Do When Those Closest To You Are More Comfortable With “Worse" We all know that change doesn’t happen in a vacuum; it’s dynamic. As you change, your relationships with those closest to you change too. Yet, most of us are caught by surprise
