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American Medical Association Classifies Obesity As a Disease

Thursday, 20 June 2013 by
At their Annual Meeting in Chicago this week, the AMA (American Medical Association) took an unprecedented step and officially endorsed obesity as a disease. This came as a surprise to many as the vote from the AMA’s House of Delegates went against the Association’s Council on Science and Public Health.
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Join Surgical Specialist of Louisiana in the Walk From Obesity Charity Walk

Tuesday, 02 April 2013 by
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one-third of American adults are obese. The number is rising in children as well, with nearly one in three kids considered overweight or obese. Whether you are experiencing obesity yourself, or have a loved one who is working towards a healthier body weight, there
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Keeping Focused When You’ve Had It

Friday, 15 March 2013 by
Whether it’s the kids wearing us out, an unexpected project at work that has us burning the midnight oil, or a plateau that’s been stalling our weight loss, each of us has reached a moment where we feel like saying “I’ve had it!” For many of us, before bariatric surgery those high-stress moments led us
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Gastric Bypass and Pancreatic Health

Tuesday, 12 March 2013 by
There’s some exciting new research about the gastric bypass procedure. Gastric bypass seems to be able to stop damage to the pancreas, reversing the cause of diabetes in many patients, as well as alleviating the symptoms, Cleveland Clinic researchers recently reported in the journal Diabetes Care.
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Why Sleep is Important for Weight Loss

Tuesday, 29 January 2013 by
We’ve been told time and time again, that the secret to weight loss success (especially after bariatric surgery) is to eat less and move more. While that advice is true, it seems we may be missing one additional vital component to achieving our healthy weight. According to studies done by the sleep division at Arrowhead
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Hunger, Obesity and Genetics

Friday, 05 October 2012 by
Are genetic traits related to appetite capable of being passed down from generation to generation? In the classic debate of nature vs nurture, can nature’s genetics even over power nurture’s environment when it comes to generic factors which influence obesity? The findings of new research say that it’s possible.
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The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) – Empowering YOU!

Wednesday, 19 September 2012 by
A major inhibiting factor when seeking help to fight obesity is a simple lack of resources. It can sometimes be difficult to know where to go to get the answers that you’re looking for, or sometimes to even know what the right questions are to ask.
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How Carbohydrates Influence Inflammation

Tuesday, 21 August 2012 by
More and more we are hearing that chronic inflammation plays a major role in various disease conditions including, arthritis, various cancers, cardiovascular disease, obesity, type II diabetes, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, just to name a few.  Inflammation can be controlled and reduced by altering one’s daily intake.  There is one component of the
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Obesity and Leg Lymphedema

Thursday, 02 August 2012 by
Obesity is a major risk factor for many serious medical conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and cancer. In fact, it is believed that obesity drives about 85 percent of the total cost of treating type 2 diabetes and 45 percent of the cost of treating high blood pressure. Studies
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Weight Loss Surgery Linked to Diabetic Remissions

Wednesday, 25 July 2012 by
Millions of Americans have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and many more are unaware they are at high risk. More than a quarter of Americans with diabetes are mildly obese (body mass index [BMI] of 30-35.) People with mild obesity and diabetes constitute a larger group than the ‘very obese’; yet they do not
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