About Obesity


How Can Obesity Affect Sexual Function in Men, and What Can We Do?

October 25, 2023

Obesity is an insidious disease affecting many parts of our bodies. It also has physical and psychological effects that can […]

How Obesity Increases Blood Pressure

October 11, 2023

As you probably already know, obesity is a leading cause of hypertension or high blood pressure. Hypertension, along with several […]

Wegovy / Ozempic and Mounjaro for Weight Loss…Facts and Fiction

July 7, 2023

What are Wegovy / Ozempic and Mounjaro?  How do they work? Wegovy and Ozempic are the same medication, semaglutide, a […]

Can Your BMI Be Too High for Bariatric Surgery?

April 26, 2023

We must always discuss minimum qualifying criteria for bariatric surgery with our patients. For insurance coverage, a patient’s body mass […]

The Association Between Artificial Sweeteners and Obesity

May 4, 2020

The general public thinks that cutting sugar from the diet and replacing it with artificial sweeteners is a great choice […]

COVID-19 and Obesity

April 14, 2020

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/groups-at-higher-risk.html   suggests that older patients, immune compromised, and obese patients are at greater […]

Does Obesity Cause Other Diseases?

March 12, 2020

It is no secret that obesity has been linked to multiple health conditions, ranging from minor to deadly. Human bodies […]

The Problem With Pride

July 15, 2019

I am firmly convinced that one of the biggest obstacles to successful weight loss is PRIDE. Pride keeps people from […]

Courage…One reason why bariatric surgery isn’t “taking the easy way”

December 14, 2016

It takes a great deal of courage and humility to ask for help with your weight.  Weight is very personal […]

Why most medical weight loss will fail…

December 5, 2016

I’ve heard that quite a few patients are doing medically supervised weight loss plans. When patients do temporary plans, they […]

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