Not all calories are created equal. What we mean by that is that 100 calories of almonds don’t affect your weight in the same way as 100 calories of nachos. Your body has to work harder to digest foods that are rich in fiber and protein than it does to digest refined carbohydrates, ...
Bariatric / Metabolic surgery (BMS) is the only form of treatment for severe obesity that provides significant long-term weight loss and maintenance. With current technology and a laparoscopic approach, BMS can be performed safely with low early morbidity and very low mortality. BMS resul...
Severe obesity was formerly called "morbid obesity," but the use of this term is now discouraged, as it can be offensive. The term morbid obesity was created in 1963 as part of an effort to have weight loss surgery approved by insurance companies. The word “morbidity” in medical terms...
But it doesn't change things such as blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol, as bariatric surgery does, Alexander says. “In people who regain the weight, it can go in places where it doesn’t belong because you removed it from places – subcutaneous places – where it did belong...
The aim of this study is to show that, after bariatric surgery at weight loss, body image partially changes which could be considered one of the reasons for long term weight regain after bariatric surgery. Method: 40 patients: mean age 38 SD ± 10,71; 28 women, 12 men; mean body mass...
offered to adolescents in the 1980–1990s but the long-term weight loss was minimal and did the benefits were felt to not outweigh the post-surgical complications (12,13). Widespread use of bariatric surgery on adolescents did not gain popularity until the early 2000s. Between 1997–2003, ...
What does Ozempic do to your face? If you experience fast weight loss while taking Ozempic, especially a large amount, you may see facial changes, which Frank referred to as "global facial wasting." This can mean "wrinkling" and "heaviness" around and under the eyes, temples, jawline and...
Scott Butsch, MD, MSc, director of obesity medicine in the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute at Cleveland Clinic. “Wegovy is a higher dose of weekly semaglutide (2.4 mg) that was approved for the treatment of obesity in July 2021.” Is Ozempic approved by the FDA for weight loss? Not ...
behaviors of BED frequently, however, not enough to meet the full criteria for a BED diagnosis. Diagnostically, compulsive overeating would be referred to as OSFED, Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorders. This does not mean the behaviors of excessive eating are any less concerning, however...
the individual to improve or achieve remission of some obesity-related complications [7,8]. Bariatric surgery can result in 25–30% mean WL and long-term weight maintenance, however, it is not scalable at the population level and people may be hesitant to this option due to the perceived ...