Weight Loss Medications vs. Weight Loss Surgery: Obesity is a chronic, relapsing disease that increases the risk of many additional health problems if left untreated. In 2000, 30.5% of American adults had obesity as compared to 41.9% today, and that number is expected to grow to 48.9% by 2030. Fortunately,
The first RNY surgery (gastric bypass surgery) was performed in 1954 and has since evolved with changes in technique, as well as the introduction of newer generations of surgical technology and advances in research, to its current iteration. Introduced in the 1990s, the RNY surgery (laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, is
Stay Healthy During Times of Crisis On March 16th, President Trump issued his guidelines entitled “15 Days to Slow the Spread.” Soon afterward, 90% of our country was told to not go to work or school or even leave their house at all, unless absolutely necessary. As we wage a
Find out how Bariatric Surgery impacts Type 2 Diabetes! It is important to know how bariatric surgery impacts Type 2 Diabetes. Blood sugar, like many other physiologic parameters, is regulated by the body. The brain and all the cells in your body require sugar as one of the molecules that
