Gastric Bypass Surgery: Obesity is a medical condition that occurs as a result of excessive body fat. About 36% of adults in the USA are obese. In addition, about 18.5% of children in the USA are considered obese. By 2030 an estimated 20% of the entire world population will be
Obesity is a serious disease affecting millions of people worldwide and the percentages continue to increase. This is significant since obesity is associated with other medical problems that negatively impact patients’ quality-of-life and risk of death (heart disease, for example). Given this trend, obesity treatment has been likewise increasing. I
Picture this...8 years ago I was an unhealthy 281 pounds and very depressed. This was my low point. I’m sure we all started from a low point in our lives. I had high blood pressure and found out a few years earlier that I had diabetes as well. I knew I
Weighing Your Options There is no one-size-fits-all solution for weight loss. Some of us need to lose weight for health reasons, while others want to drop a size for, say, an upcoming reunion. Plus, weight can be affected by genes, metabolism, behavior, culture, environment and socioeconomic status, which differ greatly
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
At 689 Pounds, Dominique Lanoise Loses Her Battle With Obesity by Tammy J. Colter, OH Magazine On January 12, 2010, a massive and catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti killing an estimated 316,000 people. Dominique Lanoise was one of the lucky survivor's but she was trapped amongst the earthquake debris in a
