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Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Perioperative Nutrition, Metabolic, and Nonsurgical Support of Patients Undergoing Baratric Procedures
2019 Update CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR THE PERIOPERATIVE NUTRITION, METABOLIC, AND NONSURGICAL SUPPORT OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING BARIATRIC PROCEDURES Ð 2019 UPDATE: COSPONSORED BY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION…
Do Men Really Drop Pounds Faster Than Women?
The Science Behind Gender and Weight Loss? A recent study published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism looked into the connection between weight loss and gender,…
What Causes Obesity?
What causes obesity? Many people believe the answer to this question is very simple: eating too many calories or burning too few calories. However, if…
What Causes Obesity?
Obesity1 is a complex medical disease, not a lifestyle choice. So what causes obesity? Obesity is caused by the accumulation of fat cells (adiposity), which…
Diseases Related to Obesity
Obesity is the most common chronic disease in the United States. Currently, nearly 40% of the U.S. adult population suffers from obesity. This number is…
Bariatric Surgery
Obesity is a common medical condition that affects more than one-third of U.S. adults (1). The treatment for obesity includes nutrition, physical activity, behavioral changes,…
Weight Loss Programs That Work
When looking for weight loss programs that work, knowing what components are key to success is very important. The first step is an assessment and…
How to Lose Weight
Obesity is the most common medical disease affecting about one-third of the population, so knowing how to lose weight and treat this condition is very…
Dr. Wendy Scinta, OMA President, Featured in Advances in Therapy
Wendy Scinta, MD, MS, FOMA, who is the president of the Obesity Medicine Association and an obesity medicine physician in Fayetteville, N.Y., contributed to the…