Rapid weight loss diets can have ill effects, but so does obesity. For this reason, VLCDs are considered a reasonable weight loss option for people withobesityneeding rapid weight loss for a specific purpose such as weight loss surgery. VLCDs are doctor-supervised diets lasting several weeks. Th...
She explained that at first, she was averse to taking medications to lose weight, but there were complications – her knee surgery – and she knew the importance of dropping weight. “I had an awareness of [weight-loss] medications, but felt I had to prove I had the willpo...
the researchers say. Nonmedical interventions such as diet and exercise don’t always work, and many of the existing medical interventions are fairly invasive. These include gastric bypass surgery, as well as gastric balloons, which are no longer used widely in the United States due to...
Image Credit: © InputUX - stock.adobe.com “If we need more weight loss or if we are trying to also work on A1c, we can change the medication or go more intensive on the dose,” Orsborn said during the session. “These [OMA] guidelines are different on the mat...
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When treating obesity, Clements said the general goals are to reduce morbidity, control concomitant risk factors, reduce complications, reduce body weight by 5% to 10%, and maintain lower body weight. However, she added that what comes after the weight loss can often be...