Dr. Anthony Komaroff Explains Weight Loss Surgery Options

Dr. Anthony Komaroff (rockymounttelegram.com)

The decision to pursue bariatric, or weight-loss surgery, is a difficult one to make. It's not easy to figure out whether you've given diet and exercise a fair chance and that you're mentally, emotionally, and financially prepared for major ... Read More...

Obesogens And Other Everyday Chemicals Can Make Us Fat

Everyday chemicals can contribute to weight gain (rodale.com)

More than one-third of adults and 17% of children in the US are obese.  While an increasingly sedentary lifestyle and poor diets are certainly big pieces of the puzzle, researchers have drawn a correlation between the time that obesity started to ... Read More...

Is Your Doctor Overweight? If So, Your Treatment Could Be Affected

Overweight doctor (drpinna.com)

A study conducted at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Medical Institutions in Baltimore found that doctors who have weight issues themselves are less likely to address weight problems in their patients than doctors with normal ... Read More...