The first 12 months after my surgery, my WLS honeymoon was magical. I felt like a child, discovering everything for the first time again and loving it! It was like getting a second chance at life. I was very fortunate because my obsessive thoughts about food completely lifted for a period of time. I was given this…
Fat is a complex organ, as essential as the heart or liver. Why do we hate it?
What is Obesity? Though we all use the terms “fat” and “obese” casually in conversation, there is a medical definition of the condition and yes, obesity is considered a health “condition.” “Obesity” specifically refers to an excessive amount of body fat. “Overweight” refers to an excessive amount of body weight that includes muscle, bone, fat,…
Compared with usual care, bariatric surgery was associated with half the incidence of microvascular disease at 5 years for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), according to researchers from Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute. The findings add to a growing body of evidence suggesting that bariatric surgery not only improves glucose, blood pressure,…
Obesity has been a problem since medieval times, but only in the latter 20 years, it has been recognized as a worldwide epidemic. Treating obesity is challenging and difficult, but surgery has led to an increased success and novel insights on the pathophysiology of obesity. Several surgical techniques have been developed during the last 50…