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posted 09/04/2008, comments (0)

You're Fat

There's no way around it - you are carrying way too much weight - too much weight for your knees to bear - too much weight for your heart to bear - too much weight for your pancreas to keep up with so it's working overtime and you're going to have diabetes real soon - too much weight for your aneshesiologist to safely get you to sleep without... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/20/2008, comments (0)

The Ear-Throat – And Obesity Connection

If you are a parent, then chances are your child has had one if not several ear infections during their childhood. Some kids seem to be especially prone to chronic middle ear infections and researchers have now found a link between that condition and obesity. The research seems to show that kids with middle ear infections develop... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/07/2008, comments (0)

Obesity Gone Wild

Imagine science textbooks 100 years from now. Apparently we are doomed to have a chapter that says, "In the year 2048, the American population completed the full mutation and morphed into a new, totally obese nation." Sound incredible?? Even a bit insane?? Well according to experts, our destiny seems to be a 4 more decade movement that... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/06/2008, comments (0)

WLS failure

I had Roux en Y gastric bypass surgery 8 years ago. I lost 120lbs after surgery but following several surgeries including total thyroidectomy, bilateral knee replacements,3 level laminectomy and fusion, and shoulder surgery, I have gained about 40-50lbs. It is driving me crazy because I loved being thin but due to inactivity (and drugs... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/05/2008, comments (0)

School Days and Priorities

So September will be here before you know it - the official back to school month for many kids. Many of you parents will do the famous back-to-school shopping for books, backpacks, clothing, computers, even furniture. The question is - will you give that same attention and detail to your child's nutrition... Read more Chevron

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