Welcome to Gut Feelings, where surgeons write about an issue that is important to them personally. Erasing Words was written by Dr. Matt Brengman – bariatric surgeon in Virginia and Chair of the Insurance Committee for the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Several days after Governor Chris Christie revealed that he underwent bariatric surgery, Representative [...]
With Governor Chris Christie’s announcement that he underwent bariatric surgery, many are applauding his willingness to be honest about his struggles with obesity and decision to seek surgical treatment. In addition to appreciation, there is concern about a significant portion of the population who could benefit from the same treatment options as Christie had, but [...]
Governor Chris Christie just revealed that he’s undergone Lap Band surgery. Christie had the procedure in February, and kept the surgery secret from all but a few people, until now. Dr George Fielding of NYU Langone Weight Management Program performed the procedure. Dr Fielding is known internationally as a lap band expert, and in addition [...]
Gastric bypass surgery, a common weight loss procedure, has been shown to be effective in reversing type 2 diabetes in obese individuals. Now, a new study provides further explanation into how the procedure works to improve insulin sensitivity; researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden found that weight loss following gastric bypass is associated [...]
Could scientists determine if you are likely to develop obesity through a simple breath test? Unlikely as it may seem, new research indicates that the content of a person’s breath may reveal his susceptibility to gaining weight. Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles found that individuals whose breath has high concentrations of both [...]
April 16, 2013
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If you need to lose some belly fat, you may want to add canola oil to your diet, according to a new study. Researchers found that consuming oils high in monounsaturated fat, specifically canola oil or high-oleic canola oil, can reduce abdominal fat and the risk of metabolic syndrome when used instead of some other [...]
This is a guest post written by Robert Michaelson, MD, PhD, FACS, weight loss surgeon in Washington state and Vice President of Washington Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. I was one of two hundred and twenty six candidates who took the first American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) obesity medicine [...]
Exercise has been shown to have many health benefits—both physical and mental. However, it hasn’t been clear how much weekly activity is needed to reap these benefits. Now, a new study on weight loss surgery patients showed that even patients who participated in just an hour of moderate-intensity exercise per week experienced less symptoms of [...]
Did you see Governor Chris Christie on the The Late Show with David Letterman? During the show, he pulled a doughnut from his pocket and began to eat while Letterman chuckled. This sparked a comment from a former White House physician, Dr. Connie Mariano, who said that Christie’s weight was no laughing matter and that [...]
A new study presented at the American College of Cardiology conference found that the majority of 50 obese patients who had laparoscopic gastric banding (Lap-Band) for weight loss experienced sustained resolution of metabolic syndrome, as much as five years after surgery. Metabolic syndrome is the name for a group of risk factors including increased blood [...]
May 18, 2013