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Weight Loss and Nutritional Counseling

An estimated 97 million Americans are either obese or overweight. Obesity or being overweight is a condition that substantially increases health risks for high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, heart disease, breast cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer, arthritis, and Diabetes Mellitus Type 2. Some 300,000 deaths per year can be attributed to overweight and obesity. Obesity is becoming an epidemic because of the increase at an accelerating rate in the United States and has occurred across virtually all ethnic and socioeconomic populations of all ages. The combined prevalence of overweight and obesity for men is 59.4%, and for obese women 50.7%. It is the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States today. Causes include a combination of social and cultural factors, physiological and metabolic factors, genetics, and psychological conditions.

The American Society of Bariatric Physicians

Formed in 1950, the American Society of Bariatric Physicians is a national non-profit professional association of physicians who have a specialist interest in the study and treatment of obesity. The society adopted its standards of bariatric practice program in 1996 and provides guidelines and standards to encourage excellence in the practice of bariatric medicine.

Fact

Most dieters have a history of failure. The medically managed weight loss program provides a comprehensive educational, psychological, and behavioral program. This is coupled with a full comprehension of the medical management of obesity with an excellent maintenance program to maximize the patient's ability to keep his or her weight at the desired level after the initial phase of comprehensive medical treatment.

The Program and Service Available

The treatment for obesity is a two-step process that includes assessment and full evaluation, then progressing to the treatment and management phase. The assessment involves determining the degree to which someone is overweight and their overall health risk with a full evaluation preceding any further management.

You will first be required to have a full laboratory testing panel performed. You will then be evaluated and assessed during a comprehensive evaluation for the various multifaceted treatment options resulting in a customized program, which may include hormone evaluation. A liberal, cutting-edge dietary therapeutic approach is implemented that gives the patient more freedom to eat regular types of foods. Medication and herbal supplements are part of the program to aid the patient in their weight loss.

Exercise counseling is provided and various options for supervised workouts are discussed, if necessary. For patients who require more aggressive treatment, surgical recommendations and alterative options may be suggested. The medically managed weight loss program encourages a very individualized treatment program, attention to emotional eating, promotion of simple nutrition, and diabetes nutritional management.

The Big Ten Dieting Secrets:

  • Commit to your program.
  • See your diet modification as an investment in yourself.
  • Keep your diet efforts consistent.
  • Have confidence that you will become thinner.
  • Be patient, results take time.
  • View weight loss as a result of medical treatment.
  • Remember that results follow efforts.
  • Make diet choices convenient for yourself.
  • Allow yourself to take pleasure in small weight losses.
  • Use the comparison of the old you and the new you, so you can appreciate your progress.
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